The deceased's relatives have alleged that he was thrashed by some shopkeepers in Lajpat Nagar of south Delhi on Wednesday after he got into an altercation with them over their remarks on his hairstyle. The death of the youth is being attributed to the thrashing he was subjected to by the accused.

The initial post-mortem had not revealed "much injury or aberration". His viscera samples have been preserved to ascertain the cause of death, police had said.