A 27-year-old man was stabbed to death on Wednesday by his friend for allegedly sexually harassing a woman in a crowded area near metro station Sarai kale Khan in southeast Delhi. According to the police, both the accused and the deceased were drug addicts.
The police identified the accused as Mohammad Javed and arrested him on Thursday from the Sunlight Colony police station. According to police, the deceased identified as Rohit used to sexually harass the woman living in the Sarai Lake area while the accused considered her as a sister.
On Wednesday, the police received a PCR call reporting a man being severely injured. “As the team reached the spot, the team found Rohit, a resident of Sarai Kale Khan lying on the road with stabbed injuries. He was shifted to AIIMS trauma centre where he was declared as brought dead,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (southeast) Rajesh Deo said. During the investigation, the accused disclosed that he had tried stopping Rohit but he did not stop teasing her. “The accused warned Rohit several times but he did not amend his ways,” the DCP said.
On the day of the murder, an argument broke out between them, during which Rohit allegedly slapped Javed, who then arranged a knife and stabbed Rohit multiple times. Police said that even though the murder was committed in daylight, in a crowded area, no one was willing to provide details.
“Accordingly, a case was registered and an investigation was taken up. Informers were deployed in the area and it was revealed that the accused involved in the murder was also having criminal involvements and had fled from Delhi immediately after the incident,” said the DCP.
The police traced Javed in Uttar Pradesh and arrested him. “We have recovered blood-stained clothes worn by the accused at the time of the incident and a weapon of offence,” he added. The blood-stained clothes worn by him at the time of incident as well as weapon of offence was also recovered.
The accused is a history sheeter, involved in many other cases including a murder case. A case under section 302 (punishment for murder) of the IPC has been registered against him.
