Man stabs his friend to death over argument

New Delhi: A man undergoing treatment at a hospital allegedly stabbed his friend to death after a fight over a petty issue in South Delhi's Yusuf Sarai area following which he was arrested, police said on Sunday. The accused Alok and the victim Suman, both in their 20s, are from Begusarai and were under the influence of alcohol when the incident occurred, they said.

According to police, Alok was undergoing treatment at Safdarjung hospital for bone-related complications sustained during an accident in his home state in January this year and brought Suman, a friend, along with him from Bihar as a caretaker. The duo stayed at a rental accommodation in Yusuf Sarai and would fight quite often over petty issues, they said.

On Saturday night, when they were consuming alcohol, they had a fight over some issue following which Alok took out a kitchen knife and stabbed Suman in his chest, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) Devender Arya said. Alok called up police at around midnight saying that someone had killed his friend. However, when police reached the spot, they found only the accused and the victim in the room and during interrogation Alok confessed to his crime, the official said.