A 30-year-old man was stoned to death in New Usmanpur, northeast Delhi, on Saturday night.
A senior police official said the deceased, Rajesh Shukla, had an autorickshaw business. Shukla was discussing a matter with his nephew Jitender in a vacant plot near his office when unknown persons hurled bricks at him from a house. Several bricks hit Shukla on his head and he received critical injuries.
He fell on the ground in a pool of blood. Jitender rushed him to a nearby hospital but he was declared brought dead.
The police was informed and a case of murder was lodged. The police said that Brijesh, the business partner of the deceased, was being interrogated.