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Man stabbed for protesting lewd remarks on female friend
New Delhi:
New Delhi:
A 29-year-old man was stabbed multiple times by four men when he allegedly asked them to stop passing lewd remarks on his female friend when they were visiting a convenience store in west Delhi’s Kirti Nagar area early Tuesday.
Police said they had registered a case but were yet to arrest anyone. The man’s condition is stable, police said.
The incident took place around 5.30 am when one Shabir Alam, an accountant at a restaurant in Moti Nagar, was out with his female friend and another friend Sajjad to visit a convenience store in Kirti Nagar.
Sajjad said soon as they reached the shop, four men arrived there on two two-wheelers. “One of the men made an obscene remark on Alam’s girlfriend. Alam heard it and an argument started between him and one of the four men. Alam slapped one of them as the argument turned violent. One of them took out a sharp knife-like thing and stabbed Alam multiple times,” he said.
Sajjad said before he could raise alarm, the men fled on their bikes. He rushed Alam to a nearby hospital from where he was later referred to another hospital.
Additional deputy commissioner of police (west) Sameer Sharma said they received a PCR call at the Kirti Nagar police station, reporting that a man has been stabbed near Kalra Hospital.
“Preliminary probe revealed that a few men passed comments on his girlfriend and that led to an argument during which one of them inflicted injuries on Alam’s right arm. The girl also sustained a minor injury on her right palm,” Sharma said.
The officer said Alam was later taken to Ganga Ram Hospital where he underwent treatment. A case had been registered and efforts were on to arrest the men.
