Delhi is bleeding and the BJP government at the Centre is sitting idle, said Kejriwal...
In Delhi's Neela area a 26-year-old man was stabbed to death in his apartment due to his financial dispute on Friday. The victim identified as Himanshu, living with his friend, Sumit Kaushik who was present at the time of incident happened. According to the investigation, one of the accused, Ravi, had allegedly borrowed Rs 45,000 from the victim's friend, Sumit. But he could not return the money. Over this the victim visited Ravi's house in Safiyabad and threatened his family with "consequences" if he failed to repay his friend.
After several hours, Ravi with his three accomplices reached at the victim's residence at 6 pm and killed him.
"At 6.28 pm a PCR call of the incident was received According to preliminary investigations, Himanshu was attacked and stabbed by four individuals," a senior police official said.
From the past four months the victim had been living with Sumit, officials said.
Three people have been arrested in the case - Ravi (30), Sahil (24) and Ashish (26). The fourth accused, Akshay Khatri, is reportedly on the run. A case of murder has been registered against them.
"The reason behind the murder seems to be linked with a financial dispute...We are questioning the accused," the official added.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Chief Arvind Kejriwal hit out at the Centre over the rising crimes in the national capital.
"Another painful murder. Delhi is bleeding and the BJP government at the Centre is sitting idle. How long will the people of Delhi tolerate such conditions?" he wrote in a post on social media.
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