Man stabbed to death in scuffle

A 23-year-old man was stabbed to death with an ice pick by a stranger after the two got into a scuffle, police said on Tuesday.

Sufiyan, a resident of Seelampur, sustained a piercing injury in his heart during a scuffle with a stranger in Jafarabad Pulia area of east Delhi on Monday night, said Deputy Commissioner of Police, Northeast, Atul Kumar Thakur.

He was taken to a hospital where doctors declared him dead, the officer said, adding that teams have been formed to identify and arrest the accused.

--IANS

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