60-year-old man stabbed to death, three juveniles held

A 60-year-old man was stabbed to death with a scissor allegedly by three drunk juveniles following a verbal spat in here, an official said on Saturday.

The incident was reported on the intervening night of February 19 and 20 from Hindu Rao Hospital, where the deceased, identified as Pulkit Singh, a handcart pusher, was brought in an unresponsive and motionless state.

An FIR was registered and further investigation was initiated. “Approximately 30 CCTV footages were analysed that showed that the deceased, with his left hand on his chest, chasing some boys as he entered Priyadarshani Jhuggi, and he collapsed along the way,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Raja Banthia said.

Singh’s co-worker, Chunchun Singh, revealed that the deceased was pushing his cart from Naya Bazaar near Lahori Gate to Qutub Chowk on the day of the incident.

“Before reaching Qutub Chowk, two or three drunk boys were standing in the middle of the road. When Singh asked them to clear the path, a verbal altercation ensued,” the DCP said.

In a fit of rage, one of the minors attacked him on his chest with a sharp object and fled, the DCP said.

Singh chased them and collapsed, he said. The minors were eventually apprehended on the evening of February 20, he said.

Singh, a native of Bihar’s Khagaria, was declared dead at 11:45 pm and an injury was found on the left side of the chest, the police said.