A day-long brawl between a father-in-law, his son-in-law and their relatives over an alleged monetary dispute ended on a bloody note in south-east Delhi’s Sangam Vihar on Monday night. The encounter left six persons injured in knife attacks by around 10 people.
All six were rushed to a hospital, where two victims are said to be critical. The police have arrested four of the accused. It all started on Monday morning, when 32-year-old victim Ramavatar Singh Chamoli was allegedly attacked by his in-laws, including father-in-law and three brothers-in-law, at his home. “Mr. Chamoli’s wife had called up her family as she was unhappy with her father-in-law opening a shop outside their residence. There were other issues too. Her family came and thrashed her husband,” said Mr. Chamoli’s relative Jitender Kirad.
‘Want ₹5 lakh returned’
Mr. Kirad, who lives nearby, rushed to Mr. Chamoli’s house along with his brothers — Shishupal, Tarun, Ranjeet and Vishvender — and cousin Dharmendra Rajora. According to Mr. Kirad, Mr. Chamoli’s in-laws also demanded the return of ₹5 lakh they had lent him about a month ago.
At 10.30 p.m. on Monday, Mr. Chamoli and his in-laws got into another argument, which ended with his wife’s family launching an attack with knives.
Jitender Kirad’s brothers, cousin and Mr. Chamoli were rushed to the AIIMS Trauma Centre. While three of Mr. Kirad’s brothers and cousin were discharged, Mr. Chamoli and Vishvender are in the ICU. Mr. Chamoli’s father-in-law Chandrabhaan and his brothers-in-law Mukesh, Narender and Kartar have been arrested.
