20-Yr-Old Stabbed to Death in Fight After Fender-Bender in East Delhi

A 20-year-old man was stabbed to death on Thursday night, allegedly after a minor altercation over a fender-bender near east Delhi's Geeta Colony escalated into a fatal attack.

- Hemani Bhandari

NEW DELHI: Police have apprehended three individuals, including a minor, in connection with the murder.

The victim, Yash Sharma, was riding home on a scooter with his cousin Aman Sharma, 21, around 9:30 pm when their two-wheeler allegedly brushed against another two-wheeler, which was being driven by the minor.

The deputy commissioner of police (Shahdara), Prashant Gautam, said the scuffle began with an argument and quickly turned violent.

"The scuffle escalated when Yash was confronted by the juvenile and his two associates Mohammed Amaan and Lucky (single name). Following a heated exchange, when Sharma tried to escape, the three chased him and Amaan then allegedly stabbed him in the lower back near the Geeta Colony flyover," Gautam said.

Locals rushed Sharma to a hospital in Laxmi Nagar, but he was declared dead on arrival.

DCP Gautam said that a murder case has been registered and all three accused are in police custody.