A 24-year-old man was stabbed to death after being thrashed by three men in northeast Delhi's Seemapuri on Wednesday. Police said that they have arrested two accused.

A video clip of the incident shows one of the accused repeatedly hitting the victim with a metal chair, while another stabs him. When a woman tries to save the victim, the third accused stops her.

The victim was allegedly in a relationship with the married sister of one of the accused, police said, adding that the woman’s brother was not happy about it and had hatched a plan to kill him.

According to R Sathiyasundaram, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Shahdara district, at around 5 PM on Wednesday, a police control room (PCR) call was received that in Old Seemapuri, a man was stabbed by three men.

“Police rushed to the spot to find out that the victim was already shifted to the Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) hospital, where he was declared "brought dead". The victim was identified as Shahrukh, a resident of Old Seemapuri,” said the DCP.

“A case was registered at the Seemapuri police station under sections 302 (murder) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and provisions of the Arms Act. The accused were identified as Zuber, Zafar and Aditya, all residents of Seemapuri. Teams were formed, multiple raids were conducted and Aditya (18) and Zuber (30) were arrested,” said the DCP.

Police said that Shahrukh involved in more than 40 cases, mostly pickpocketing in metro stations, were registered against him in Delhi and several cases in UP. He was released on bail from Dasna jail in UP a few days back.

The accused persons disclosed that an argument occurred between the accused and Sharukh on Wednesday. Later, Zuber, along with his Zafar and Aditya, planned to kill Sharukh, police said, adding that Zuber is a truck mechanic by profession.

On Wednesday evening, they attacked Sharukh with knife. Efforts are being made to arrest Zafar, police added.