Delhi shivers as mercury drops; IMD predicts “cloudy sky with light rainfall”
The inclement weather and cold wave conditions gripped the national capital in the early hours of Monday accompanied by a temperature dip and chilly winds.
Delhi Police Crime Branch cracked a murder case under 24 hours with the arrest of a 19-year-old accused, who, along with his friend allegedly stabbed a person 15 to 20 times over a quarrel on some petty issue, and later ran away from the spot.
The deceased, identified as Gulshan, succumbed to his injuries later.
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The accused was identified as Sumit, who along with his associates, was consuming alcohol in the DDA park behind the Police Station Narela on the intervening night of October 12- 13, the police said.
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‘Under the influence of alcohol, accused Sumit and one of his friends stabbed Gulshan 15 to 20 times and ran away from the spot,’ the police said in a statement.
Registering a FIR in this regard, a search operation was launched to nab the accused, who was intercepted at an under- pass near Bankner village, and despite his bid to hoodwink the police, the polcie party apprehended him.
Sumit, upon sustained interrogation, confessed his involvement in the said case.
He is a resident of Alipur, Narela, the police added.
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