Hyderabad, March 15 -- A 25-year-old man was strangled to death by a gang celebrating Holi after he refused to let them apply colours on him.

The incident occurred on Thursday, March 13, in the Ralwas village in Rajasthan's Dausa district. The deceased, Hansraj, was studying in a library prepping for an upcoming competitive examination.

CCTV footage of the incident shows Hansraj making his way out of the way when he is approached by the group who try to smear Holi colours on him.

When he refuses, Hansraj is dragged inside the library by the men who proceed to thrash him. One of them then strangulates Hansraj to death. They then fled the scene.

The surveillance camera shows people in the library trying to intervene to no avail. When pe...