Delhi, June 30 -- "Goli maar dethe, accident kara dethe, mera baccha tadapthaa tho nahi. Mein apne bacche ko bacha na saki (They should have shot him, killed him in an accident, at least my child would have died without pain. I could not save my child)," cried Rabiya, whose heart was broken for her 23-year-old son was mercilessly beaten to death by three people in Delhi's Uttam Nagar.

Mohammed Uzaib worked as a Rapido driver. On June 26, the young man was continuously beaten for nearly eight hours by Sandeep, Lalit and Mohit at a secluded place in Najafgarh, about 14 km from Uzaib's home. He was beaten, thrashed with a stick and stabbed with a sharp object, which ruptured his organs.

His attackers dumped him outside his house. His shock...