A 24-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death by his neighbour during a fight over the dumping of garbage in north Delhi’s Model Town area, the police said on Thursday.
The police received a call at 11.08 p.m. on Wednesday and a team was rushed to the spot. Upon arrival, the police found the victim, Sumit, a resident of the same building, with multiple stab injuries. He was taken to Hindu Rao Hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
The preliminary investigations revealed that the victim fought with his 18-year-old neighbour over the throwing of trash on the building staircase. “During the altercation, the accused went to his room, brought a knife and stabbed Sumit multiple times in the back,” said an officer. The police said the victim’s brother, Amit Kumar, who witnessed the incident and was injured while trying to intervene, informed the police.
