A 28-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death over a minor altercation at a park in north-west Delhi’s Ashok Vihar on Sunday, the police said. One of the three accused has been arrested, said a senior officer.
The police received information about a person being brought dead at a hospital around 9 p.m. on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Ashish, a resident of Model Town and a contract employee at the Safdarjung Hospital.
The victim’s brother, Vishal, 24, told the police that he was walking with his brother through a park when three men accosted them. During the altercation, one of the three stabbed Ashish, following which all the accused fled from the scene, Mr. Vishal told the police.
The officer said a case under IPC Sections 302 (murder) and 34 (common intention) has been registered. One accused, Amit, 22, a resident of a slum in Azadpur, has been arrested while efforts are on to nab the others, the officer added.
