New Delhi:
A 24-year-old man was repeatedly stabbed by his friend in Outer Delhi after the victim accidentally stepped over the latter's foot while greeting him, police said today.
The incident took place in Sultanpuri at around 10:30 pm yesterday. The victim has been identified as Deepak (24), who was stabbed allegedly by Ravi (23).
Deepak was standing near the entrance to a lane leading to his house when Ravi came over to meet him.
"Deepak moved a little forward to greet Ravi and accidentally stepped on his friend's foot. An argument broke out as they were under the influence of alcohol and came to blows," a senior police official said.
Ravi, a "drug addict", took out a knife from his pocket and started attacking Deepak, the official said adding he stabbed Deepak four times.
Neighbours intervened and rushed Deepak to Sanjay Gandhi Hospital while Ravi fled from the spot.
Ravi got admitted at a government de-addiction centre in Khiradi from where he was released recently.
However, police received an input about his presence there and arrested him from the facility. He is also wanted in a snatching case registered in 2007.
A case of attempt to murder has been registered against Ravi while Deepak is undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Delhiites appeared to be on short fuse as this is the fourth incident of sudden provocation leading to such incidents reported in the past one week. The previous three incidents ended in loss of lives.
On January 11, an argument over buying curd claimed the life of a young electrician in outer Delhi's Samaipur Badli when he was stabbed allegedly by two men, including a teenage ITI student.
A day earlier, a 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death in Jafrabad by four men after he could not give them a screwdriver "which he did not have". His elder brother Afzal is battling for life in a hospital.
In another incident reported on Tuesday, a 37-year-old restaurant manager lost his life in the national capital when a pilot allegedly ran his car over him after their vehicles collided in Khan Market.
Fifteen per cent of the 519 murders reported in the capital last year were due to sudden provocation on trivial issues. The "trivial" reasons for murder last year included issue of burning fire crackers in a marriage, dispute during cricket match, quarrel among children, taking water from pipeline, on lighting beedi at a shop and over refusal of serving a particular brand of wine.
The incident took place in Sultanpuri at around 10:30 pm yesterday. The victim has been identified as Deepak (24), who was stabbed allegedly by Ravi (23).
Deepak was standing near the entrance to a lane leading to his house when Ravi came over to meet him.
"Deepak moved a little forward to greet Ravi and accidentally stepped on his friend's foot. An argument broke out as they were under the influence of alcohol and came to blows," a senior police official said.
Ravi, a "drug addict", took out a knife from his pocket and started attacking Deepak, the official said adding he stabbed Deepak four times.
Neighbours intervened and rushed Deepak to Sanjay Gandhi Hospital while Ravi fled from the spot.
Ravi got admitted at a government de-addiction centre in Khiradi from where he was released recently.
However, police received an input about his presence there and arrested him from the facility. He is also wanted in a snatching case registered in 2007.
A case of attempt to murder has been registered against Ravi while Deepak is undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Delhiites appeared to be on short fuse as this is the fourth incident of sudden provocation leading to such incidents reported in the past one week. The previous three incidents ended in loss of lives.
On January 11, an argument over buying curd claimed the life of a young electrician in outer Delhi's Samaipur Badli when he was stabbed allegedly by two men, including a teenage ITI student.
A day earlier, a 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death in Jafrabad by four men after he could not give them a screwdriver "which he did not have". His elder brother Afzal is battling for life in a hospital.
In another incident reported on Tuesday, a 37-year-old restaurant manager lost his life in the national capital when a pilot allegedly ran his car over him after their vehicles collided in Khan Market.
Fifteen per cent of the 519 murders reported in the capital last year were due to sudden provocation on trivial issues. The "trivial" reasons for murder last year included issue of burning fire crackers in a marriage, dispute during cricket match, quarrel among children, taking water from pipeline, on lighting beedi at a shop and over refusal of serving a particular brand of wine.
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