A 25-year-old hotel management student was stabbed to death by some people in full public glare on a road in South Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area. The incident was caught on a CCTV camera, footage from which was shared widely on social media.
The deceased has been identified as Mayank Panwar, a resident of Shahpur Jat. In the video, which is doing the rounds on social media, Mayank is seen running to escape his attackers. They caught up with him near a car, and one of the accused stabbed him several times.
DCP (South district) Benita Mary Jaiker said they received a call on Thursday evening about the stabbing of a man near gate number 3 of Begumpur’s DDA Market.
The man was rushed to AIIMS Trauma Centre.
Mayank’s friend Vikas Panwar told the police that the incident happened around 7 pm on Thursday when they both were sitting at Qila, Begumpur in Malviya Nagar, where 4-5 men picked an argument with Mayank, the DCP said.
“After the argument they went away, but soon returned and pelted both friends with stones. Vikas and Mayank tried to flee, but the group chased down Mayank near gate number 3 of the DDA Market and stabbed him multiple times,” the DCP said.
A case under sections 302 (murder) and 34 (common intention) of the IPC has been registered and an investigation is on, police said.
The accused have been identified and efforts are being made to nab them, Jaiker said.
The motive behind the incident is yet to be ascertained. Mayank had done a course in hotel management and was currently unemployed, police said.
