Six minors stab man, 32 to death in Mangolpuri fight

A 32-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death by 6 minor boys, on Friday, September 14.

The horrible incident took place on Friday, at a grocery shop in Mangolpuri, outer Delhi, India, when the victim tried to intervene as a fight ensued among the boys.

According to the Police, the man tried to intervene in a fight between his acquaintance and the six boys outside a grocery shop when the boys turned on him and attacked him with a knife, resulting in his death.

The stabbing, which was captured on a CCTV camera near the crime scene, was widely circulated on social media. Police said all six boys have been apprehended, and the knife used in the attack was recovered.

He was referred to Safdarjung Hospital where, despite intensive treatment, he succumbed to his injury.

Deputy commissioner of police (outer) Sachin Sharma said the Mangolpuri police station received calls about a stabbing in J-Block and an injured man being taken to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital. A police team reached the hospital and identified the victim as Arun, who goes by a single name. He had suffered a grievous stab wound to his leg.

“He was referred to Safdarjung Hospital where, despite intensive treatment, he succumbed to his injury,” Sharma said.

The DCP said police received a complaint from the grocery shop owner, who said Arun was at the shop when another acquaintance, Pankaj, arrived. Around the same time, six minor boys began arguing with Pankaj. “When the shop owner and Arun intervened to stop the quarrel, the boys attacked them. One of the boys stabbed Arun with a knife,” Sharma added.

The Police further revealed that the boys were apprehended shortly after the incident, and efforts are on to determine the exact sequence of events leading to the attack. They added that legal action under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Juvenile Justice Act has been initiated against the minors.