A youth was stabbed to death while his younger brother was left severely injured after they objected to three men drinking alcohol in front of their shop in Outer Delhi's Mangolpuri on Thursday.
Police said the incident took place when the deceased, 26-year-old Tarun, and his younger brother, Durgesh, were called for help by their father, who was alone in the shop. The accused men were allegedly drinking and creating a nuisance near the shop. When the brothers arrived and asked the men to leave, a scuffle broke out between the two groups. The accused men allegedly stabbed Tarun with knife. When Durgesh tried to save him, he was attacked too.
"There were three men drinking alcohol and creating a mess very close to the gates of our shop. We went to them and requested them not to drink there. But they didn't listen and refused to leave. They then began scuffling with us. Suddenly they took out knives and attacked us. My elder brother was stabbed multiple times, due to which he died," said Durgesh.
The accused men ran away from the spot after a bleeding Tarun collapsed on the ground. A call was made to police at around 9 pm. locals took Tarun and Durgesh to a nearby hospital where Tarun was declared brought dead. Durgesh had received severe injuries.
Police on Friday said that a case under Sections 302 (punishment for murder), 307 (attempt to murder) and 34 (common intention) has been registered at the Mangolpuri police station. Tarun's body was sent for post-mortem. Police is currently awaiting the autopsy reports and are going through the CCTV footages of the area to trace the accused men. "We have arrested one of the three accused persons," said a senior police officer.