A 19-year-old boy has been arrested by Delhi Police for allegedly stabbing his sister’s husband to death in national Capital. Police said the boy was in relationship with a married woman and he was scolded over this by his brother-in-law following which the boy stabbed his brother in-law with knife on November 17 in Delhi’s Najafgarh area.
The accused has been identified as Naushad, a resident of Delhi’s Najafgarh area. Police said that they have also recovered the knife used in commission of crime.
According to Anto Alphonse, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Dwarka district, on November 17, a police control room (PCR) call was received regarding a quarrel at Najafgarh’s Prem Vihar area following which a police team was dispatched to the spot.
“When the police team reached the spot, they found that a person was stabbed with knife and was taken to Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) Hospital. In his statement, the injured Riyaz ( 27), alleged that his brother-in-law Naushad was in illicit relationship with a married girl who was living nearby in the same locality. Everyone in family was against the illicit relationship,” said the DCP.
“He further alleged that when he objected for his behaviour and his illicit relationship, he became aggressive and stabbed him on his chest with a knife and ran away. During the treatment, Riyaz succumbed to his injuries and a case under section 302 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered at Najafgarh police station and investigation was taken up,” said the DCP.
“After receiving specific inputs regarding the accused Naushad, a trap was laid and accused was arrested from Prem Vihar area. Police have also recovered the knife used by him in commission of murder at his instance from his hide out,” said the DCP.