One dead, another injured after being stabbed in NE Delhi

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, December 27

One person has died and another sustained severe injuries after being stabbed allegedly by an unidentified person at northeast Delhi's Bhajanpura. According to police, at around 9.05 pm on Wednesday, they received a call regarding the incident that occurred near Khajuri Chowk at Bhajanpura .

The victims were identified as Prem Sanu Gaur (22), a resident of Kadipur, Kadi Vihar, and Dev Sharma (30), a resident of Bhajanpura.

After reaching the spot, police came to know that an unidentified man, in his early 20s, had stabbed the two and fled from the spot, Deputy Commissioner of Police (northeast) Atul Kumar Thakur said.

Gaur was taken to Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital, where he succumbed to injuries, while Sharma is undergoing treatment at GTB hospital, the DCP said.

The motive behind the incident is unclear and the victims have their mobile phones and purses on them, he added.

The victims were known to each other. Gaur was a student, while Sharma used to work as a mechanic at Kashmere Gate.

A case of murder was registered, the DCP added.