2 men held for stabbing friend in south-east Delhi’s Sunlight colony

The police have arrested two men for allegedly stabbing and critically injuring a man in southeast Delhi’s Sunlight Colony area after he refused to bring liquor

The police have arrested two men for allegedly stabbing and critically injuring a man in southeast Delhi’s Sunlight Colony area after he refused to bring liquor for them on Saturday. The suspects worked as housekeeping staff at the Central Government Office Complex in Lodhi Colony, police said.

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Police identified the two arrested men as Rahul Kumar, 25, and Rohit Kajaniya, 25, both residents of Ashram in south Delhi.

Deputy commissioner of police (southeast) RP Meena said on Saturday they received a call reporting that twop people had stabbed a man in Siddharth Basti area.

The caller said the injured man had been taken to hospital where the victim, Rohit Arora, told police that around 5.30pm, when he along with Kajania and Kumar were drinking liquor at Dhobi Park, the former asked him to get some more liquor for them, but he refused.

“This sparked an argument between Arora and the other two. When he tried to leave, the two held him and stabbed him in his back. As Arora collapsed, the two men fled,” Meena said, adding that a case of attempt to murder was registered on Arora’s complaint.

The DCP said multiple raids were then conducted at the hideouts of the two suspects and on both of them were arrested on Sunday.

“Kajania said he always kept a knife with him and on Saturday during the argument with Arora he was outraged. He said when Arora tried to run away he and Rahul caught him and stabbed him,” Meena said, adding that the knife was also recovered.