Man stabbed to death by friend over Rs 250 in Ghaziabad

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A man was stabbed to death by his friend on Thursday in Sahibabad area in Ghaziabad over the non-payment of Rs 250 which the latter had lent him, the police said. The deceased, Sanjay, was a tractor driver.

The incident took place on Thursday afternoon when Sanjay was drinking with his friend Pradeep, who is a barber, SHO Sahibabad Dinesh Yadav said. Pradeep asked Sanjay to return Rs 250 which he had borrowed from him and the two got into an argument over it, he said. In a fit of rage, Pradeep stabbed Sanjay thrice in the chest with a pair of scissors, he added.

Some neighbours rushed Sanjay to the district hospital where he succumbed to injuries, Yadav said, adding that his body has been sent for a post-mortem examination. Pradeep has been arrested, he said.

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