‘Crushed his lungs’: How a ‘minor’ dispute ended in Adobe techie's death

NEW DELHI: ‘It’s a calculated conspiracy’, ‘they crushed his lungs’, said the family of a 31-year-old software engineer who was allegedly beaten to death by his wife’s relatives in Delhi, claiming that the attack was a pre-planned attempt to kill him.Vinay Gupta, who worked as a software engineer with Adobe, was allegedly assaulted at his home in Laxmi Park, Nihal Vihar, on Friday following a matrimonial dispute.Police have detained four people in connection with the case.'It was just a minor matter'Gupta's father, Premchand, said the dispute was minor and that he initially believed the relatives had come to discuss the matter."It was just a minor domestic matter. There was nothing major about it. They arrived, and I thought, 'Relatives have come; we'll talk.' I took them upstairs. I was offering them water and such.""Then my son arrived. As soon as he did, they all pounced on him...