An electrician was arrested for stabbing his brother to death after the two siblings fought over a trivial issue on the occasion of Eid.
The accused had visited his brother's house in H-Block in Shakarpur to celebrate Eid on Monday.
However the two ended up quarreling, which culminated in the younger brother Riyazat's murder, police said.
The police have arrested the accused, who has been identified as Shahnawaz. His brother's body was handed over to the relatives after post-mortem.
On Monday, Shahnawaz had gone to visit 23-year-old Riyazat at his house.
The family had told police that the brothers used to fight over trivial issues and the family members had to intervene to stop their fights.
On Eid, Shanawaz and Riyazat had another quarrel, which eventually escalated when Shanawaz pulled out a knife from his pocket and stabbed Riyazat in the stomach.
Their sister also reportedly tried to stop the brothers from fighting. However, by then, Riyazat had collapsed on the ground.
He was taken to a local hospital where he was declared brought dead on arrival by the doctors.
On the basis of a complaint by the family, the police registered a case of Murder and arrested Shanawaz form his house on June 27.
The police have claimed that the accused has confessed to his crime and the weapon of offence has also been recovered.