In a shocking incident in the national capital, a 34-year-old man was stabbed to death in front of his wife allegedly by his two friends during a drunken brawl between them over a petty issue in outer Delhi’s Nangloi area on Thursday.
The man was identified as Deepak, they said, adding the accused and the victim had previous criminal records.
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The officials of Nangloi police station were alerted at 3.28 am about the incident, a senior police officer said.
In her complaint, the victim’s wife told police that Deepak returned home from Haridwar after a trip on Wednesday night.
Two of his friends visited him at his residence. They had dinner and consumed liquor together and were having a conversation. Suddenly, a heated drunken brawl broke out between them over a third person and the accused stabbed Deepak in front of his wife and left the spot, the officer added.
The victim was taken to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead, the officer said.
The accused have been identified and teams have been formed to trace them, he added.