Youth stabbed to death, 1 held

A minor altercation turned ugly when a youth, identified as Gaurav, a resident of Prem Nagar locality, was stabbed to death by several persons outside Hindustan Basti here on Friday.

The police have registered a case and lauched a hunt nab the suspects. One of the suspects was caught by onlookers and brutally thrashed before he was handed over to the police.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Jaspal Singh said the police have arrested one of the accused, Darpan of Mahan Singh Gate, whose two accomplices, Sunny and Ashish, are absconding. He said an FIR has been registered.

The incident had occurred at around 11.45pm yesterday. The victim was returning home when the accused surrounded him and entered into a brawl. They allegedly stabbed him multiple times which ultimately led to his death.