What Happened in Delhi? Two Stabbings Reported
Synopsis
Key Takeaways
- Two stabbings in Delhi highlight growing concerns over public safety.
- Police investigations are ongoing in both cases.
- Victims' families are calling for justice.
- Community response is critical in addressing street violence.
- Authorities are urged to enhance safety measures across the city.
New Delhi, Jan 15 (NationPress) In a disturbing sign of the law enforcement situation in the national capital, two individuals were fatally stabbed in separate incidents, according to officials on Thursday, who confirmed that investigations are in progress for both cases.
The first incident involved a known criminal who was killed in the Kalyanpuri area of East Delhi. The victim, identified as Mukesh, approximately 40 years old, was discovered lying in a pool of blood near a public toilet at Block-18 of Kalyanpuri.
Mukesh was swiftly transported to the nearby Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.
East District Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abhishek Dhania, stated that a murder case has been filed in relation to this incident.
“The police are working diligently to identify the perpetrators with the aid of CCTV footage from the area,” DCP Dhania mentioned, adding that investigators are also interviewing the deceased’s family to piece together the events leading up to the incident.
The body has been sent for a post-mortem examination, and further inquiries are ongoing following the murder registration, according to police sources.
The victim's wife, Monica, informed the police that Mukesh had left home after dinner around 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday. She indicated that the family received a call approximately an hour later, alerting them that he had been found injured near the public toilet at Block-18 of Kalyanpuri.
Mukesh's uncle, Raju, stated that they were informed he had been stabbed and taken to the hospital, where he subsequently died during treatment. The family is urging the police to take firm legal action regarding this matter.
Authorities are making efforts to locate and apprehend the assailants, and further updates on the case are anticipated.
In an unrelated incident, a 23-year-old man named Ranjan was stabbed to death on Wednesday night in the JJ Colony area of Bawana in north Delhi.
Police have initiated an investigation into this case as well.
Additional details pertaining to the Bawana incident are forthcoming as police continue their inquiries.
These recent incidents follow a series of violent stabbings that occurred on New Year's evening, which resulted in the deaths of three individuals in rapid succession in Delhi's Adarsh Nagar, Mongolpuri, and Sultanpuri areas.
This wave of violence included the death of a tailor, a rickshaw driver, and a 15-year-old boy, raising alarming concerns over street violence in the national capital.