A 35-year-old man died after he was allegedly stabbed by a food vendor after he asked for “extra chhole” in his meal in outer Delhi’s Nihal Vihar area, police said Thursday.
“During the preliminary inquiry, it came to light that an argument had taken place between the injured and the chole-bhature seller near Jwalapuri Nala. Gupta, the food vendor, was arrested and subsequently remanded to judicial custody. The deceased is survived by his parents, wife and children aged around 4 and 10, all of whom live in the Nihal Vihar area. An FIR was registered at Paschim Vihar West police station on the same day under Section 109(1) (attempt to murder) of the BNS. Following his death, BNS Section 103(1) (murder) was added to the case,” he said.
The Delhi Police said they have arrested the accused, identified as Chintu Gupta, and he has been sent to judicial custody. Police said he was stabbed multiple times on his abdomen and hand. Sandeep visited the food cart on Sunday night and ordered a plate of chhole bhature, according to the police.
“He took his plate and, after some time, asked for some extra chhole, but the accused refused.
The two then got into a heated argument during which the accused picked up a knife from his cart and stabbed the victim three to four times in the abdomen,” a senior police officer said. A senior police officer said his family had filed a complaint and had found eyewitnesses who gave statements against the shop vendor.
