Ex-tenant beats up landlord for refusing removal of costly toilet seat

A tenant beat up his 58-year-old landlord over an expensive toilet seat that the tenant installed. The incident took place on Friday afternoon.

Police authorities received information about a scuffle between a landlord and his ex-tenant at Chanakya Place, 30 Foota Road near a church, at 3.38 pm.

During the inquiry, the injured, identified as Ved Prakash, said he had rented his property to one Subhash Maggo for office purposes in 2021. The tenant then vacated the premises about a month ago, a senior police officer said.


During his tenancy, Maggo had installed an expensive toilet seat at the premises, which he wanted to remove now that he was no longer using the property, the officer said.

On Friday, Maggo sent some labourers for removing the seat which was objected by the landlord, following which the former tenant reached the spot along with a few people and started arguing with Prakash, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) Harsha Vardhan said.

Thereafter, Maggo and his associates started beating Prakash with sticks and fists, the DCP said.

A case under sections 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint), 452 (house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrong-ful restraint), 427 (mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees) and 34 (common intension) of the IPC has been registered in Dabri police station and necessary action will be taken, police added.