A 40-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death with an iron rod, in front of his pregnant wife, by two inebriated brothers when he went up to them while searching for his son who had gone missing a few minutes ago, police said on Friday. Krishan Kumar Meena, a truck driver, sustained severe head injuries and died during treatment at Safdarjung hospital here, they said.

The accused brothers, Dheeraj Arora (29) and Rakesh Arora (31), were arrested in connection with the incident. Both are drivers of Gramin Sewa operating in the area of Okhla Industrial Area, they added. Later, the police also managed to trace the missing child from Pul Prahladpur area, police said. According to police, the incident took place on Maa Anand Mai Marg on late Thursday night when Pappi Devi and her husband were searching their seven-year-old son Rahul, who went missing just few minutes ago.