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Delhi: 2 minors among 3 arrested for stabbing man to death

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Delhi: Three people, including two minors, have been arrested for allegedly stabbing a man to death over an old enmity in northeast Delhi’s New Usmanpur, an official said on Saturday.

A stabbing incident was reported at around 11.40 PM on Friday at JPC Hospital, where a 25-year-old man from New Usmanpur was brought by a friend in a critical condition. The attending doctors declared him “brought dead”.

A case was registered under charges of murder and joint liability.

A forensic team visited the crime scene and collected exhibits for examination. The victim’s body was shifted to the GTB Hospital for post-mortem, the official added.

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During the probe, police identified three suspects, two of whom are minors. All three have been taken into custody, and the knife used in the stabbing has been recovered, a senior officer said.

Preliminary enquiry suggests the murder stemmed from an old dispute between the parties, police said, adding that further investigation is underway.

 

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