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NEW DELHI: A 43-year-old man was stabbed to death and another was injured after a late-night altercation with two youngsters in outer Delhi’s Mangolpuri, police said on Friday. The incident occurred around 1 am, and police were alerted after Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital reported that one person had been brought dead and another injured.The deceased, identified as Sanjay Singh, lived in Mangolpuri and had a single stab wound to the chest. Police said he was unmarried, unemployed, and lived with his siblings after the death of his parents. The injured man, Anil, 45, who is also from the same locality, sustained a stab injury on the right side of his abdomen. He was operated on and is now stable, according to a senior police officer.According to the initial investigation, both men were in an inebriated state and sitting by the roadside when a van stopped nearby. Two young men stepped out of the vehicle, and a brief argument followed. Police said the assailants allegedly stabbed both victims during the quarrel.“All accused have been identified and apprehended. They have confessed to the crime, and the weapon of offence has been recovered,” the officer said.Police added that both sides had consumed alcohol before the altercation. Further investigation is underway.
