Four held in stabbing case for fight over girlfriend

A day after being released from an observation home in an attempt to murder case, a juvenile concocted a plan while in custody to kill a person who had allegedly been texting his girlfriend for a relationship. The police arrested his family members and others involved in the incident, police officials said on Friday.

On October 9, the Delhi Police received a call reporting about a stabbing incident in Vijay Vihar area of Delhi. The deceased was identified as 25-year-old Deepak Sharma. Deepak was declared brought dead at Ambedkar Hospital.

The initial investigation revealed that the incident stemmed from a personal feud over messages sent to the girlfriend of ‘S’ (juvenile), by the deceased, Deepak Sharma, police said. The juvenile, an official said had previously been apprehended in July 2024 in connection with an attempted murder case and was released on October 8, a day prior to the incident.