A 20-year-old youth along with his friends allegedly stabbed a middle-age-man for keeping an illicit relationship with his mother in Delhi’s Dwarka area, police said on Wednesday.
According to Delhi Police, the accused boy along with his friends stabbed the man at least 27 times to ensure the middle aged man is dead.
“We learnt about the incident after we received a PCR call about a man lying in pool of blood in Dwarka sector 7,†a senior officer posted in Dwarka area said.
The officer further stated that a team rushed to the incident site and took the victim to a nearby hospital for medical attention.
“He succumbed to his injuries during treatment,†the officer added.
The deceased has been identified as Raju. “During our course of investigation we learnt that he was attacked by three youths aged between 19 years and 21 years,†the officer added.
The police have arrested the three accused, who have been identified as Ashish, 21, Sahil, 19 and Aman, 20.
The officer told the media that on questioning the three they told the police that they attacked Raju because he was keeping an illicit relationship with Aman’s mother.
“The arrested also told us that they had earlier warned Raju to distance himself from Aman’s mother. They decided to kill him as he continued the relationship,†a Delhi police officer said.