New Delhi, Nov. 15 -- A 25-year-old man died and his roommate was injured after their landlord in northwest Delhi's Shakarpur allegedly tied them up, confined them for two days and assaulted them with belts and blows, suspecting them of hacking his phone and stealing rare coins from his collection, police said on Friday.

The alleged torture took place on November 5 and 6. The victims - identified by their first names, Tamanney and Virender - worked at a footwear factory on Lawrence Road and lived in a room rented from 31-year-old Irshad Khan, who police later found had been injecting himself with TERmin, a drug used to treat low blood pressure, which he claimed boosted his strength.

Police said the two escaped on November 7. Late on Sun...