19-year-old arrested for Sangam Vihar stabbing | Latest News Delhi

NEW DELHI

Delhi Police on Thursday arrested a 19-year-old youth in connection with the stabbing of an autorickshaw driver in Sangam Vihar on Wednesday night. According to the police, the tanker driver, who ran over a friend of the accused, was arrested and later released on the condition that he appear for questioning as soon as he is summoned.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Ankit Singh identified the accused as Arif Khan, a resident of Sangam Vihar. His friend Shahdab Alam died after he was run over by a Delhi Jal Board tanker, while they were pelting stones at the vehicle after it splashed them with water from a puddle.

Police said the control room received a call around 4:30 pm on Wednesday regarding the stabbing at Ratiya Marg. They said the accused stabbed an autorickshaw driver, identified as Bablu Ahmed, while he was questioning Khan about the incident and the ruckus.

The tanker driver, Sapan Singh, drove the vehicle trying to escape and knocked down Alam. “The tanker driver stopped the vehicle and fled,” a police officer said.

“They were already angry and also stabbed Ahmed for asking this question. He has been admitted to Safdarjung Hospital and his condition is stable,” the DCP said.

Alam, a welder by profession, was taken to a nearby private hospital where he was pronounced dead.

A case under sections 106 (1) (rash and negligent driving causing death) and 281 (rash driving) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been registered.