A 35-year-old driver who was stabbed multiple times following an alleged dispute over asking for “extra chole” in outer Delhi’s Nihal Vihar area died during treatment on Tuesday, police said on Wednesday.
The father further alleged that three to four people were involved in the attack, but police had arrested only the vendor so far.
The victim, Sandeep, was allegedly attacked during a scuffle with a ‘chole-bhature’ seller near Jwalapuri Nala on Sunday. “The injured man was declared unfit to give a statement, following which police initiated an inquiry into the circumstances of the incident. Following his death, BNS Section 103(1) (murder) was added to the case, police said.
The accused, identified as Chintu Gupta, has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody, police said, adding that murder charges have been invoked following the victim’s death. His medico-legal case (MLC) report recorded three stab wounds on the left side of his abdomen, three lacerated wounds on his left forearm and another lacerated wound on his wrist, according to police. During the preliminary inquiry, it came to light that a scuffle had taken place between the injured and the ‘chole-bhature’ seller near Jwalapuri Nala,” a senior police officer said. The office further said that during the investigation, Gupta, the food vendor, was arrested and subsequently remanded to judicial custody. Police said further investigation was underway and the role of other persons allegedly involved in the incident was being examined
