Dispute over choley: Driver stabbed; dies during treatment

A 35-year-old driver who was stabbed multiple times following an alleged dispute over asking for “extra choley” in outer Delhi’s Nihal Vihar area died during treatment on Tuesday, police said on Wednesday. The victim, Sandeep, was allegedly attacked during a scuffle with a ‘choley-bhaturey’ seller near Jwalapuri Nala on Sunday.

The accused, identified as Chintu Gupta, has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody, police said, adding that murder charges have been invoked following the victim’s death.

After the stabbing, Sandeep was initially admitted to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital on October 25 night, and was later shifted to Maharaja Agrasen Hospital in Punjabi Bagh, where he died during treatment.

According to police, his medico-legal case (MLC) report recorded three stab wounds on the left side of his abdomen, three lacerated wounds on his left forearm and another lacerated wound on his wrist.

“The injured man was declared unfit to give a statement, following which police initiated an inquiry into the circumstances of the incident. During the preliminary inquiry, it came to light that a scuffle had taken place between the injured and the ‘choley-bhaturey ’ seller near Jwalapuri Nala,” a senior police officer said. Considering the nature of the injuries and the circumstances at the spot, an FIR was registered at Paschim Vihar West police station on the same day under Section 109(1) (attempt to murder) of the BNS.