Delhi: 25-year-old stabbed to death by four men after quarrel at birthday party

A 25yearold man was stabbed to death allegedly by four men following a quarrel at a birthday party in outer Delhis Mangolapuri area police said on ThursdayThe deceased identified as Rinku Sharma got into a heated argument with the four men at a birthday party on Wednesday night The four accused later went to victims house and stabbed him with a knife they saidAll the four accused Zahid Mehtab Danish and Islam were arrested on Thursday police saidBoth the victim and the accused had an argument over their eatery business which had to be shut down after they started incurring losses police said adding that these facts are being verifiedAccording to the police on Wednesday night when both the victim and accused men were attending the birthday party an argument broke out between them over their food joints in Rohini They also slapped and threatened each after which they leftThe two parties had similar tussles over the same issue sometime back as well police saidLater the four men went to Sharmas house where the victim along with his elder brother were already standing outside with sticks A scuffle broke out between the two sides again during which the accused stabbed Sharma and fled from the spot a senior police officer saidThe victim was then rushed to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries he saidDuring enquiry it emerged that both the parties had opened their respective eateries in nearby areas in Rohini in October last year But both were incurring losses and had to be closed down The two parties blamed each other for the losses and often had heated arguments over the issue he addedSudhanshu Dhama Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Outer said All the four men have been arrested and a case has been registered against themHowever the Vishwa Hindu Parishad VHP leaders claimed that Sharma was associated with the organisation and was killed because he was collecting donations for Ram Temple at AyodhyaWe urge the administration to arrest the culprits without delay and ensure strictest punishment to them said VHP joint general secretary Surendra JainThe police however has denied these allegations and said both the parties shared rivalry over their eatery business which ran into losses and had to be shut downThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever