Tensions high in Gokulpuri as 19-year-old killed by two men

A 19-year-old man was allegedly murdered in northeast Delhi's Gokulpuri, police said on Tuesday, in a crime that briefly sparked tensions in the area.

- Hemani Bhandari

NEW DELHI:

The crime was allegedly committed by two brothers of a minor girl that the 19-year-old man - identified as Himanshu by the police - was allegedly stalking, said a police officer, requesting anonymity.

Deputy commissioner of police (northeast) Ashish Mishra said that the victim was identified as Himanshu alias Chiku, who uses only one name, and the accused were identified as Shahrukh Khan, 19 and Sahil Khan, 22. All stay in the Sanjay Colony area of Gokulpuri.

The officer quoted above said that Himanshu was in a relationship with a 16-year-old girl, and the two accused men told investigators that they attacked him because he was stalking their sister after she ended the relationship. "We are still investigating the motive," the officer said, requesting anonymity.

Police said that a case under sections 103(1) (murder) and 3(5) (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) was registered and both Shahrukh and Sahil were arrested.

Despite repeated calls and messages, DCP Mishra refused to comment about any possible motive in the murder.