25-year-old fatally stabbed to ‘settle scores’; 5 apprehended

NEW DELHI: Five people, including four minors and a DU student, have been apprehended for stabbing a 25-year-old man to death in northwest Delhi’s Mangolpuri to settle scores stemming from past disputes, police said on Thursday.

- OUR CORRESPONDENT

The deceased was identified as Akash alias Akku, 22. He had allegedly set the house of Salman, a common friend of the accused, on fire in September last year and was known to bully local criminals, which further fuelled resentment, they said.

According to the police, the accused were identified as Mohit alias Nodi, 19, a resident of Mangolpuri and a second-year student of Delhi University and four minors.

CCTV footage of the incident has also surfaced on the internet