Youth stabbed to death for intervening in couple’s tiff

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Youth stabbed to death for intervening in couple’s tiff

Sunday, 14 July 2019 | Staff Reporter | NEW DELHI

A 20 year-old was stabbed to death after he intervened in a scuffle between a couple in South Delhi's Greater Kailash (GK) area on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday.

The deceased has been identified as Sanjeev Pandey, a resident of Zamrudpur village in G K-I area and used to work in a tea shop in the area for his livelihood.

According to a senior police official, a police control room (PCR) call was received on the intervening night of Friday-Saturday in which the caller said that a person is bleeding and lying unconscious in the Zamurdpur area.

"Acting on the call, an Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) was dispatched for the spot. The victim was rushed to AIIMS trauma centre where he was declared brought dead by the doctors. Sanjeev had multiple stab wounds on his chest," said the senior police official.

"During initial investigation, Sanjeev roommate and Cousin Ajeet Pandey told police that at about 2 AM on Saturday, there was a scuffle going on between a husband and a wife identified as Jitin Bura and Rukmani Devi, who lives in the same locality. When Sanjeev intervened, Jitin in anger stabbed him in the chest and fled from the spot," said the senior police official.

"A case under section 302 of Indian Penal Code has been registered and the accused has been arrested. The accused, Jitin use to do housekeeping job in the area," said the senior police official adding that further investigation is going on.

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