By the time, Sube Singh was taken to the hospital, he was declared dead.
Sube Singh's son Dheeraj Yadav alleged that Tata Power meter checking staff had earlier threatened his father either to pay up or face court litigation. The Tata Power officials had accused him of tampering with the power meter.
On Friday, his son alleged, Sube Singh was roughed up by the bouncers who had come with the Tata Power officials.