India, March 4 -- A 30-year-old man was fatally assaulted by a father-son duo in Sakinaka in Andheri east for allegedly stealing their mobile phone on Saturday. The alleged robber succumbed to his injuries in Rajawadi Hospital in Ghatkopar the next day.

According to the police, the victim, Ashok Tulase, was a resident of Sakinaka. On Saturday, Ashok allegedly stolen the phone of one Suresh Dunghav from a shop counter and fled. When Dunghav realised that his mobile had been stolen, he called up his son Lakshman, and they began searching for Ashok, who Suresh suspected had stolen the phone as he had been standing next to him at the shop.

A few hours later, the duo found Ashok near a local bar. They confronted Ashok about the theft and sta...