Delhi: 40-year-old man stabbed 22 times in Dwarka
A 40-year-old man was stabbed to death by three youths as one of them suspected that the victim was in an illicit relationship with his mother, police said today. The man, Raju alias Mamraj, was stabbed 22 times with a dagger by Aman (20), Ashish (21), and Sahil (19), who have been arrested, they said. The incident was reported from southwest Delhi's Dwarka.
He was declared brought dead at hospital
On April 17, the police were informed that a man was lying with fatal stab injuries near the Peer Baba Majar. He was rushed to the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital in Hari Nagar where he was declared brought dead. Raju's family members suspected the role of Aman as he was suspicious about the victim having an illicit relationship with his mother, police said.
Accused had warned deceased against coming to his house
On April 16, Raju had gone to Aman's house where they had a quarrel. The accused had warned Raju against coming to his house, they said. During investigation, Aman's phone was put on surveillance and it was found that he was changing his location constantly.
To arrest Aman, houses of relatives were also searched
On the basis of technical surveillance, houses of Aman's relatives in Azadpur and Deenpur and other possible hideouts were searched, but he couldn't be arrested. Police said a trap was also laid at Aman's house and subsequently, he was nabbed while he was coming to his house. Aman revealed that he killed Raju along with his associates Ashish and Sahil, who were later arrested.
Deceased was over-friendly with accused's mother
Aman revealed that he suspected that Raju was "over-friendly" with his mother, said Shibesh Singh, DCP Dwarka. The accused also said that he had told Raju several times not to come to his house, but the deceased still visited his house regularly after which he made a plan with his friends to kill Raju and on April 17 stabbed him, the DCP said.
