Delhi man stabbed to death by 'friend' over Rs. 2,000
An amount of Rs. 2,000 that a Delhi man had loaned to a friend cost him his life: when 24-year-old Ranjan Singh asked for his money back, his 'friend' ended up stabbing him multiple times. The incident took place on Wednesday around 7AM in a public park in South-East Delhi's Jaitpur. The accused was arrested on the spot right after the brutal act.
Few weeks ago, Ranjan cornered Puneet and demanded his money
Ranjan, who was a driver, had given the money to Puneet about two months ago. They both stayed in the same locality and sniffed drugs together, cops said. Few weeks back, Ranjan started asking for his money, but Puneet started avoiding him completely. One day, he cornered Puneet near his house and started demanding the Rs. 2,000; Puneet claimed it was Rs. 1,000.
Post fight, Puneet stabbed Ranjan repeatedly using button-operated knife
The fight soon took a violent turn, and both got physical. Then Ranjan's father intervened and asked Puneet to return whatever money he could. On Wednesday, their mutual friend Aakash told Ranjan to meet Puneet at the park in the morning. There too, the duo fought, but this time Puneet was armed with a button-operated knife, with which he charged at Ranjan.
Ranjan tried to flee, got caught in barbed wire fencing
He stabbed Ranjan multiple times in his legs and arms. Bleeding, Ranjan tried to flee but got caught in the barbed wire fencing. Puneet overpowered him and stabbed him a few more times. Witnesses alerted the cops and Puneet was arrested immediately. He faces charges under Section 302 (murder). Ranjan was declared dead upon arrival in hospital. His body was handed over after autopsy.
