A 35-year-old employee of a zipper businessman was stabbed to death by four unidentified men when he resisted a robbery bid here, police said Tuesday.
Dilip Kumar, a native of Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, was stabbed by the men when he was on duty at a manufacturing unit in Sadar Bazar area in North Delhi, Monday night.
Kumar’s employer Naresh Dhingra told police that he was walking towards his car when four men overpowered him at knifepoint on Idgah Road and tried to snatch his bag.
“On hearing the commotion, Kumar and another employee Nathu (28) came to the rescue of Dhingra. In the melee, the men stabbed Kumar and fled,” said a police officer. Kumar was rushed to Jeevan Mala Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.
All the shops had downed shutters when the incident occurred; hence, no CCTV footage was recovered. “A case of murder, robbery and attempt to murder has been registered at Sadar Bazar police station. Further investigations are underway,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Madhur Verma. Various teams under the supervision of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Sadar Bazar, Sanjay Kumar Sain have been formed to crack the case, he added.