A 29-year-old non-teaching staff of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) was allegedly stabbed to death in Rohini’s Vijay Vihar while his cousin was injured, the police said on Sunday.
The police have arrested three persons and apprehended one. They received a PCR call at 2.45 a.m. from Vijay Vihar stating that two were men stabbed.
A team rushed to the spot and the injured were taken to a hospital. One Rahul was declared brought dead while his cousin, Naveen, is said to be critical, the police said.
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During interrogation, it was found that the victims were employed at the Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Rahul who lived in the old JNU campus with his family worked on an ad-hoc basis in the malaria department while Naveen is a lab assistant at the same. On August 18, Rahul had come to visit Naveen at his residence in Vijay Vihar, the police said.
After dining together, Naveen went to see Rahul off as he was leaving for home.
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Asked for cigarette shop
“Naveen had asked a man, later identified as Praveen, if he knew any nearby cigarette shop. Praveen who was in an inebriated state then got into altercation with the victims. After this, a group of men joined him and started thrashing the victims. Praveen then stabbed Rahul on the chest and Naveen on the back. They collapsed at the spot and the accused fled the spot,” said a police officer.
The arrested have been identified as Praveen, Nitin, Ravi and another minor was apprehended, the officer added. “Praveen had stabbed the victims. The knife used in the crime has been recovered. A case of murder and attempt to murder has been registered at Vijay Vihar police station,” said a senior police officer.