A 24 year old, tea shop worker was stabbed allegedly by two in southeast Delhi's Kalindi Kunj area after he refused to give them a cigarette. The incident occured on Friday.
Police said that the victim, identified as Ezaz, was taken to a hospital where his condition is stated to be stable.
Meanwhile, both the accused identified as Mohammad Sakib Khan (19) and Abdul Hannan (30), who stabbed the victim with a blade-cutter, have been arrested.
According to R P Meena, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Southeast, on Friday, when police were at a check post during a routine checking of vehicles, they heard a quarrel and rushed to the spot, where they found Ezaz lying with stab injuries.
"Police apprehended one of the accused and shifted the injured to AIIMS Trauma Centre while another accused was nabbed after a short span of time. Ezaz told the police that he works with his brother-in-law Aamir at a tea shop. On Friday, Hannan came to their shop and took a cigarette," said the DCP.
"After some time, he along with his friend again came to the shop and asked for another cigarette but by then the victim had closed the shop. When Ezaz refused to give cigarette to the accused, they started beating him and Aamir," said the DCP.
"Khan took out a blade-cutter and stabbed Ezaz in his abdomen. He also inflicted injuries on the victim's forearm. A case was registered at Shaheen Bagh police station and both the accused were arrested, the DCP said.
"During interrogation, the accused disclosed that on Friday, they asked for a cigarette and when Ezaz refused, they lost their temper and thrashed him and his brother-in-law while Khan stabbed Ezaz," he said.