A 22-year old youth was stabbed to death by another in Mandi area under Hanumanganj police station in the wee hours of Sunday. According to the police, at around 3.30 am a fight broke out between Vikram Singh and Golu Basod and the verbal spat turned physical. Golu attacked Vikram with a sharp-edged weapon in his chest and stomach.
A police team reached the spot on receiving information. The victim was rushed to Hamidia hospital where he died during treatment at around 4.30 am Sunday.
The accused was nabbed by the police. The victim died due to excessive bleeding caused by the stabbing, doctors said. After preliminary investigation the body was sent for post-mortem examination.
Superintendent of Police Bhopal (North) Arvind Saxena said that the accused attacked the victim after an attempted sodomy by the accused. The victim was attacked in his chest with a sharp-edged weapon and the blow proved fatal. The accused has stated that he attacked the victim to save himself, the police officer said.
Police said that the two were friends and used to work as labours in the Mandi for the past few years. The police have registered a case under section 302 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
The youth has been detained but till the filing of the report the police have not confirmed the arrest of the accused and were not ready to provide details which led to the fight between the victim and accused.