Man kills colleague over quality of work, nabbed

A 26-year-old man was stabbed to death by his colleague following a dispute over the quality of work, the police said on Sunday.

The police arrested the accused, identified as Arjun Shavtal (22), a native of Assam, and recovered the knife used in the crime, they said.

The police said they received information on Saturday evening that a man was stabbed to death at Hello Guest House in Sector 53. A police team rushed to the spot. A dog squad and forensic experts inspected the scene.

The victim, Dalip Kumar hailing from Bihar, was working as a housekeeping staff at the guest house, a police officer said.

Based on the complaint lodged by the victim’s brother, a case was registered. The accused was arrested on Sunday, he said.

During interrogation, Shavtal revealed that he bore a grudge against Kumar as he used to constantly berate him about the quality of work and would also threaten and beat him, the officer said.

The accused told the police that enraged by the constant berating, he took a knife from the kitchen and stabbed the victim to death, the officer said.

Further investigation was on, the police said.