Six persons, including an elderly woman, were injured after an apparently “deranged” youth went on stabbing spree with a sharp knife last night at Mangolpuri in the national capital, said Delhi Police.
Twenty-five-year-old Shubham was overpowered, thrashed by the locals before being handed over to the police, according to sources. The police registered a case of attempt to murder on late Sunday night at the local police station.
The victims include Himanshu, 40, Aakash, and Mahavir, Prema Devi (62) her husband and son.
The horrific incident took place at around 10 p.m on Sunday when the accused, under influence of alcohol, started hitting random people with the sharp knife.
“Six people including women and senior citizens gained injuries and were taken to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial hospital. One Vinay Kumar was severely injured and went through surgery,” said DCP, Outer Delhi.
Ravi Singh, 28 a software engineer witnessed the incident and considered Shubham as a psychopath. “Normal people don’t do such things. Though he was consuming alcohol yet his mental status must be different from others. He hit six people before he was stopped by the locals. He attacked whoever came in his way. He ensured that people gain severe injuries and almost all of them fell on road after being hit.”
Shubham belonged to Uttar Pradesh. In Delhi he was residing with his friends in Mangolpuri and was working in a factory in Mangolpuri Industrial area, said the police.
“He is in the police custody and we will interrogate him to know his mental status and the reason behind his activity. By far he has previous criminal background,” added the police.
