A man was stabbed to death in a drunken quarrel while two of his friends sustained critical injuries when they tried to intervene in a West Delhi area, police said on Monday.
Police said the incident took place late on Sunday night at around 12.50 a.m. when the Police Control Room (PCR) was informed about a man being stabbed to death by a drunken person during a quarrel in JJ Cluster area of Udyog Nagar.
"Deceased Pankaj, along with his friend Puran, tried to mediate between his neighbours Vijay and Rajkumar over a petty issue.
"Rajkumar, who was in an inebriated state, went to his cluster and brought a knife and stabbed Vijay multiple times," said Deputy Commissioner of Police M.N. Tiwari.
Tiwari also added, "When Pankaj and Puran tried to save Vijay from the clutches of Rajkumar, they were too attacked by him.
Rajkumar had fled the spot immediately.
All the injured were taken to a nearby hospital, where Pankaj succumbed to his injuries.
Puran and Vijay are under treatment and out of danger."
A case has been registered and a manhunt is on to arrest Rajkumar, the officer added.