Fuelled by old enmity, a 22-year-old youth was brutally murdered by stabbing in daylight by five armed miscreants near Unique College at Depot Square area under TT Nagar police station area on Saturday.
According to police, the injured was rushed to a near by hospital where he was declared dead.
The deceased was identified as Rafique Khan of Aishbagh locality. The deceased used to work as a painter in the city and was going with one his friends when he was attacked by five bike-borne youths near Unique College.
After stopping him, the accused started abusing him and then attacked him with sharp-edged weapons. The accused persons then surrounded him and stabbed him and fled from the spot soon after committing the crime.
Additional Superintendent of Police (zone- Rajesh Chandel said