The incident was caught in a video shot by one of the locals where the youth was seen getting dragged, beaten up and stabbed multiple times

New Delhi, December 31

A youth was allegedly stabbed to death in broad daylight at Shahdara in Delhi by three of his friends. 

The victim was identified as Shahrukh (24) wjp worked as a tailor. The accused have been identified as Zuber and Aditya who have also been arrested while the third accused Zafar is absconding.

The Shahdara police stated that the accused allegedly pre planned his murder to take revenge as he was suspected of dating the sister of one of the accused. The incident took place at the Old market area of Seelampuri. 

The incident was shot by one of the locals in the area. The purported video shows the accused dragging Shahrukh outside a shop in a market. One of the accused stabs and thrashes him while another one takes a metal chair and hits him. Shahrukh tries to resist the attack but the trio takes turns and brutally attacks him with weapons and the chair. Nobody in the crowd comes forward to help. 

Shahrukh was rushed to GTB hospital but the doctors declared him brought dead.

During interrogation, Zuber told the police that he got into a heated argument after realising that Shahrukh was dating his sister. He was upset about the relationship and confronted Shahrukh and got into a fight along with his friend and killed him.

After the incident, Zuber fled to Shaheed Nagar in Uttar Pradesh to hide from the police. He was arrested near a relative’s house. Aditya was arrested from Delhi, officials added.