A 25-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death by a group of five to six youths near Mother Dairy booth in Rohini Sector 15 area on Thursday night.
According to police, the deceased, Rohit Kumar, was travelling on a motorcycle with his friend when he got into a heated argument with two of his acquaintances whom he met at the Rohini Sector 15 market.
The incident took place at around 11:30 pm when Rohit was returning to his relative’s house to attend the festival of lohri.
As per the complaint filed by Rohit’s friend, Vivek Negi, Rohit picked him up from his residence in Nanakpura area of South Delhi’s Moti Bagh.
Known to each other for some time, Rohit befriended Vivek and often roamed around together. They last had dinner on New Year’s eve.
At around 4 pm, Rohit called Vivek and asked him to go and hang out when the duo reached near the Mother Dairy booth, a group of five to six men known to Rohit were standing nearby.
A couple of them approached Rohit. A scuffle broke out where the group of men allegedly first thrashed Rohit with hockey sticks. Bleeding profusely, they then threatened Vivek to leave the spot or else the group of men would kill him.
According to police, as per the complaint, Vivek saw the group stabbing Rohit with sharp edged objects. When Rohit finally collapsed, the group fled from the spot.
Vivek then informed police after which a team of local police rushed the spot and took Rohit to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead.
Police said they have registered a case under relevant Sections of the Indian Penal Code at the KN Katju marg police station against unknown people. Further investigation is underway.