India, Feb. 5 -- The father of the 36-year-old businessman who died days after being brutally assaulted in Connaught Place has demanded a thorough probe into the role of his son's friend, alleging that he was present throughout the incident and has been misguiding the family while repeatedly changing his statements.

Shivam Gupta, a resident of East Delhi's Laxmi Nagar, died on January 19, days after being allegedly punched, kicked and beaten on the head with a helmet by food delivery agents following an argument near Connaught Place in the early hours of January 3.

Shivam's father, Anil Kant Gupta, said Pankaj, an old friend of his son and a resident of Geeta Colony, was with the victim at the time of the incident and had taken him out ...