New Delhi, Mar 28 (PTI) A 22-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death on Saturday in outer Delhi’s Paschim Vihar area by a teenager, with police suspecting that the accused carried out the crime as he was against a relationship between his mother and the victim, an official said.
A PCR call regarding the incident was received at 2:27 pm from Sumit, the brother of the deceased, about the attack.
Preliminary inquiry revealed that the victim, Aman, a resident of Madangir, was travelling towards Nihal Vihar from Paschim Vihar along with a woman, who is the mother of the accused. During this time, the accused, identified as Rohit, who was on a motorcycle, intercepted them and allegedly stabbed Aman, the police said.
Aman sustained critical injuries in the attack. He was rushed for medical assistance but succumbed to his injuries, officials said.
The police said that Rohit, an 18-year-old resident of Nihal Vihar, has been arrested. Efforts are underway to recover the weapon used in the crime, they added.
During the course of the investigation, it emerged that the motive behind the crime appears to be a suspected relationship between Aman and the accused’s mother, the police said.
A case has been registered and further investigation into the matter is in progress, the police added. PTI SSJ RT RT
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