India, Feb. 10 -- A 22-year-old man was beaten and sexually assaulted inside a moving bus in north and northwest Delhi, before he was dumped by the side of the road in Bawana, where he bled to death, police officers aware of the case said.

Officers said the bus driver - police identified him only by his first name of Ashish - and his friends Sushant Sharma, 24, and another unidentified person assaulted the deceased.

Police said the incident took place on February 1. Sharma, a resident of Karala, was arrested on Saturday, said deputy commissioner of police (outer north) Nidhin Valsan.

Police said the deceased, a resident of Narela, and worked as a cook in weddings and functions. On February 1, they said, he and a friend had gone to Sult...