Fuelled by old enmity, a 35-year old man was stabbed to death while his two brothers were injured after eight armed miscreants attacked them at Nehru Nagar late in the night on Saturday; dominance in the area was the reason behind killing, said police.
Panic prevailed in the area after a man identified as Neeraj was stabbed by watch list criminal Golu Tiger and his aides.
The deceased was attacked at around 12 in the night. The accused and deceased belong to same community and have dispute over dominance and which lead to tussle in the past. In the night on Saturday victim was attacked with sharp edged weapons.
Police were informed and on the receipt of the information a police team reached the spot and after preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post-mortem. Doctors claimed that profuse bleeding due to multiple stabbing caused death.
During the investigation, police found that earlier accused have fight with the victim which settled after the locals intervened and later Golu along with his accomplices attacked Neeraj with sharp-edged weapons.
The police have registered a case under section 302 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
Incharge of Kamla Nagar police Vijay Sisodia said that the Amar Ruthwal family became prosperous among the community members which live in the same society and gave rise to tussle between the community members.
The fight which was over petty issue soon turned violent after Neeraj was attacked by Golu Tiger, Ranjeet Dhanwar, Ankit, Rajesh Dhamwar and four others killing Neeraj.