Fuelled with old enmity, a 50-year-old man was stabbed to death at Gonda Basti under Gandhi Nagar police station late in the night on Monday.
The deceased identified as Nimka Singh Pardi had old dispute with the accused Vyas Singh Pardi who after a heated argument stabbed Nimka to death. Injured Nimka was rushed to Hamidia hospital by his son and daughter-in-law where he was declared dead.
The deceased was stabbed in his chest and back multiple times which caused his death. The accused escaped the spot but was later arrested by the police.
The deceased used to work as a labourer at warehouse of a footwear company. In the initial investigation police found that he was a habitual offender and had been booked several times in the past.
According to the police, the incident took place late in the night when the two were having liquor and verbal spate soon turned violent and Nimka was stabbed by Vyas.
Earlier the two had enmity and have registered case against each other but compromise on the dispute was made by the two.
