Protests in Delhi locality after 25-year-old murdered, 3 accused held

The victim – identified as Manish, a resident of Sunder Nagar – was rushed to a hospital where he was declared “brought dead”, a senior police officer told PTI.

A protest erupted on Sunday after the murder of a 25-year-old man in a locality in North East Delhi as angry locals demanded a speedy probe. All three accused in the murder case have been held as the police heightened security in the Sunder Nagri area amid tensions. Visuals shared by news agency ANI captured locals demonstrating with cops around.

Picture from near the crime scene in Delhi's Sunder Nagri. (ANI)

A purported video of the incident is being shared on social media. It shows the man being mercilessly stabbed by a group of men as people around looked on, stunned.

The victim – identified as Manish, a resident of Sunder Nagar – was rushed to a hospital on Saturday night where he was declared “brought dead”, a senior police officer was quoted by news agency PTI.

The clip of the incident shows a group of men walking toward the victim and seemingly getting into an argument with him. The victim tries to flee the scene but is unable to escape the grip of one of the men who had him by his collar.

The three men are then seen thrashing and stabbing the victim multiple times, at least till the time a local man intervenes. HT could not independently verify the veracity of these videos.

The incident came to light at around 7.40 pm, police said, adding three men have emerged as prime suspects. Based on a preliminary inquiry, three accused - Aalam, Bilal, and Faizan – all residents of Sunder Nagri -- have been rounded up in connection with the murder, the officer said. Further investigation has been initiated into the matter.

The police are suspecting an old enmity to be the motive behind the murder.

A police force was deployed in the area as a precautionary measure to avoid any untoward situation.

(With inputs from PTI, ANI)