A 20-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death by more than a dozen in front of his mother outside his home in Northwest Delhi’s Mukundpur area on Friday evening. According to Milind Dumbere, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest), four people were arrested on Saturday from the Mukundpur area in the murder case. The four accused have been identified as Praveen, Rahul, Vishnu and Irshad, all in their twenties.
According to a senior police officer, privy to the investigation, Chanchal, the deceased, had an argument with his friends over drugs. “We are looking at the case from all angles. The background of the victim and the accused is being verified to see their involvement in criminal activities in the area. More arrests will be made soon,” said the officer.
Chanchal’s sister said he had a heated argument with his friends on Friday afternoon. However, he later he befriended them.
“Still, couple of hours later, a group of men rang the door bell of the house. When he opened the door, they dragged him outside. At the time of the incident, our mother was preparing lunch in the kitchen. Hearing the noise, she ran towards the door, while Chanchal tried to escape. He was again dragged by the group and stabbed brutally. When my mother intervened, she was pushed aside,” she told The Pioneer.
“My mother called for help. When a group of neighbours came to help us, the group of men fled from the spot. The locals informed police, after which the team of local police rushed Chanchal to Babu Jag Jivan Ram Hospital in Jahangirpuri, where he was declared brought dead,” she said.
A senior police officer said based on the complaint of Chanchal’s mother, police registered a case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code against seven persons at the Bhalswa Dairy police station. Teams have been formed to nab the absconding accused at the earliest. Further investigation is underway.