New Delhi:

An ice cream vendor has been stabbed to death near India Gate in the national capital, police said.

The police said that the deceased has been identified as Prabhakar (25).

According to Delhi Police, information was received about an attack on an ice cream vendor with knives late on Wednesday evening, after which the police took the victim to the hospital.

Later the victim succumbed to his injuries, police added.

“The preliminary investigation suggests that the deceased was attacked with a knife due to a fight. The deceased has three wounds on his body, one of which is very deep, due to which he died. We have also recovered some money and a watch from the victim’s bag”, the police said.

A case has also been registered under section 302.

The accused who is currently on the run has been identified with the help of CCTV cameras placed in the nearby shops.

Further investigation and efforts to nab the accused are underway.

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Gurugram:

 A 40-year-old man was stabbed to death over an alleged objectionable video in a village on Wednesday night, police said, adding that they arrested the accused within an hour.

The incident happened in the victim’s house at around 9 pm in Chakkarpur village, they said.

According to police, Udar Khan allegedly stabbed Tauqeer Alam several times in the neck and fled from the spot. The victim was rushed to the hospital where doctors declared him dead.

After receiving information about the incident, a police team led by DCP (east) Mayank Gupta reached the spot. Within an hour, police arrested Khan, who said that Alam had made some objectionable video of him.

Khan told police that he had been meeting Tauqeer, who was an acquaintance, over this for the past 3-4 days, and on Wednesday night he committed the murder.

An FIR on the matter has been registered at Sector 29 police station, and the accused is being questioned, police said.

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