GhaziabadAn 18-year-old man was arrested on Monday for allegedly stabbing a scrap dealer at Bajaria Crossing near the Ghaziabad railway station on the night of March 16 during a fight, police said, adding that the victim succumbed to injuries the next day.
According to police, the accused Piyush Kumar is a resident of northwest Delhi’s Kanjhawla and was visiting his grandparents in Vijay Nagar. The deceased was identified as Monu Kumar, 24, a resident of Shanti Nagar near Crossings Republik.
“On the night of March 16, Piyush was drunk and was walking near the Bajaria Crossing, when he collided with Monu, who was also walking. The two entered an argument and Piyush stabbed Monu before fleeing the spot. Passersby informed the police and the injured was taken to MMG Hospital, from where he was referred to GTB Hospital in Delhi. He succumbed to his injuries on March 17,” Sachin Kumar, SHO of Kotwali police station, said.
An FIR under Section 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered on March 17. Police said that with the help of CCTV footage of the area, the accused was arrested on Monday from near the railway station.
“We filed the case under this section because the victim died during treatment and the two did not know each other. Furthermore, there was no planned motive for the murder. We will review the sections once the investigation progresses,” said Upasana Pandey, assistant commissioner of police (ACP) of Vijay Nagar circle.