Police indicate that the murder follows a fight that took place last year.
New Delhi:
A 20-year-old man was stabbed to death by eight assailants in Sangam Vihar area of Delhi on Saturday evening.
Shocking CCTV footage shows the 20-year-old surrounded by his killers and dragged down a narrow street as they stab and kick him in a blind rage. The gruesome attack lasts for several seconds while over half a dozen eyewitnesses, including some on two-wheelers, stand by and do nothing.
As the minute-long CCTV footage plays, some of the attackers break away and watch as four of them drag their victim back into the street as they continue their savage attack.
Thirty seconds into the clip – it is unclear how long the attack lasted before it was caught on camera – the teen is pushed to the side of the road and his bloody shirt reveals the multiple stab wounds.
Police case filed
Police were alerted after Majeedia Hospital staff said they had admitted a patient – identified as Dilshad, a resident of the area – who had been attacked with a knife and was in “critical condition”.
Authorities rushed to the hospital and found Dilshad being treated for multiple stab wounds to his chest and other parts of his body. He was on a ventilator to help him breathe and was quickly referred to the government-run Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi for better treatment. He couldn’t make a statement.
However, based on information provided by the hospital, a police case was filed and eight suspects – all minors – were taken into custody. All are also residents of Sangam Vihar.
Initial investigations have shown that the murder followed a fight that took place last year.
