Delhi: Gym Owner Stabbed To Death In Brutal Attack, 'Knifed 21 Times In Face Alone'
Delhi Police said that a gym owner was stabbed to death by a group of men in northeast Delhi's Bhajanpura area.
Delhi News: A gym owner was stabbed to death by a group of men in northeast Delhi's Bhajanpura area, police said on Thursday. Sumit Chaudhary, alias Prem, 28, was attacked outside his house in Gamri Extension late on Wednesday night, they said. He was also running a tour and travel business.
According to news agency PTI, Deputy Commissioner of Police (North East) Joy Tirkey said that Chaudhary was sitting outside his house when he got into a spat with three-four men. The men attacked him with a knife and stabbed him multiple times in the face, neck, chest, and abdomen. There were more than 21 stab wounds on his face, Tirkey further said.
Chaudhary was taken to JPC Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. He was convicted in a case of attempt to murder and was out on bail, the DCP said, as reported by PTI. CCTV footage is being scanned to identify the culprits, he said.
Elaborating on Chaudhary's death, Joy Tirkey said, "This is an incident of 11:30 pm. The name of the deceased is Sumit, he is 28 years old and he runs a tour and travel company and gym. Initial investigation has revealed that he was sitting outside the house of his acquaintance. 3-4 boys came, there was some altercation with them and then he was attacked with a knife. He was immediately taken to the hospital and he was declared dead there. We have registered a case of murder, we are investigating, we will catch the accused by evening."
#WATCH | On the murder of a 28-year-old man in North East Delhi, DCP North East Delhi Joy Tirkey says, "This is an incident of 11:30 pm. The name of the deceased is Sumit, he is 28 years old and he runs a tour and travel and gym. Initial investigation has revealed that he was… pic.twitter.com/vuhiRFQ3dF
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Chaudhary is survived by his wife and a three-year-old son.
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