62-yr-old stabbed to death by homeless man at Dhaula Kuan subway; held

A 62-year-old man was fatally stabbed by a 48-year-old homeless man in Delhi's Dhaula Kuan subway; the suspect has been arrested for murder.

New Delhi: A 62-year-old man died after being stabbed multiple times allegedly by a 48-year-old homeless man inside the Dhaula Kuan subway in southwest Delhi on Thursday morning, a police officer said on Friday.

The accused, a resident of Bihar’s Banka district, was arrested from the crime scene and booked under 103 (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). (Representative photo)

The accused, a resident of Bihar’s Banka district, was arrested from the crime scene and booked under 103 (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

The deceased was identified as Champai Ho, a resident of East Singhbhum in Jharkhand. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) Amit Goel said that around 6.45am on Thursday, police received a call about an injured person lying on the subway. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, but declared dead on arrival.

Police found that Champai had arrived at Delhi’s Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station from Jharkhand in a train and was slated to travel to Bhiwadi in Rajasthan to resume his work as a mason. “Champai was crossing the subway to board a bus for Bhiwadi when the accused intercepted and stabbed him,” the DCP said.

The accused had earlier worked as an auto-rickshaw driver in Delhi and had been living as a homeless person. He is married, and his wife and six children live separately in Bihar. The victim and the accused were strangers and had no prior acquaintance.