In a shocking incident, a youth from Arunachal Pradesh has reportedly been beaten to death during an altercation with some shopkeepers in Lajpat Nagar area of the national capital.

According to reports, the incident was sparked as the shopkeepers passed racist comments on the hair of the boy, which resulted in a heated argument. Following this, an altercation broke out between the youth and the shopkeepers.

However, police intervened and took the boy to the police station, but shortly after it, they dropped him back in the market. The shopkeepers, who were enraged, then began to attack the boy and reportedly beat him brutally. He subsequently succumbed to his injuries.