A protest erupted on Sunday after the murder of a 21-year-old man in a locality in North East Delhi’s Sunder Nagri as angry locals demanded a speedy probe. Meanwhile, police said they have arrested three men after a heightened security in the area amid tensions.
According to police, the accused have been identified as Aalam, Bilal, and Faizan, all of them residents of Sunder Nagri.
All three have been booked for murder. Police said the three killed the victim due to an old rivalry. Police force has been deployed in the area to ward off any more confrontation, they said. The victim — identified as Manish, a resident of Sunder Nagri — was rushed to a hospital on Saturday night where he was declared “brought dead”, said a senior police officer.
The stabbing took place in full view of the people, who watched the scene from afar or walked on even as the three youths kept knifing the victim.
Meanwhile, after some fake rumours were being spread by notorious elements, to make the incident communal, the Delhi Police, in a tweet said the matter was not communal and appealed to the public to not give credence to social media rumours.
“The matter is not communal. Peace has been maintained in the area. Some people are spreading misleading facts on social media regarding the matter. Action can be taken by the Delhi Police against such people,” the tweet read.
According to a senior police official, the three killed the victim due to an old rivalry and police force has been deployed in the area to ward off any more confrontation.
The incident that took place on Saturday was captured on a CCTV camera. In the footage, three youths are seen walking down a lane and accosting Manish who is coming from the opposite direction.
The footage further shows one of the three grabbing Manish by his collar and slapping him. Other two too join him soon, and progress to stabbing Manish with knives multiple times. The stabbing took place in full view of the people, who watched the scene from afar or walked on even as the three youths kept knifing the victim. A man can also be seen sitting on the chair while the accused are stabbing Manish.
According to the police, they were informed about the stabbing around 7.40 pm on Saturday. The victim was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead.
According to Sanjay Kumar Sain, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Northeast district, police received a police control room (PCR) call from locals about the stabbing on Saturday evening.
“Following the call, a team rushed to the spot and found that the victim was taken to the hospital. He was declared brought dead by the doctors,” said the DCP. “During the preliminary inquiry, three men were identified and arrested. Legal action has been initiated and further investigation is in progress,” said the DCP.
According to Manish relatives, earlier, an attempt to kill Manish was made and in the connection two persons, Mohsin and Kasim were sent to jail.
“Later on Manish’s family were getting pressured to ask Manish to withdraw the case. After Manish did not take the case back, two men stabbed him to death on Saturday evening,” said the relative.
Meanwhile, a residents of the locality held a protest after Manish’s family has alleged the police of laxity and that action initiated was delayed by them which resulted in his murder.
However, the situation was pacified after the three accused were nabbed by the police and the family was given assurance to bring the accused to justice by police officials.