A youth from Manipur was stabbed and robbed late Monday in in the national capital, police said Tuesday but added the incident was not "racially motivated".
Ksutsikren, 22, works in a private company and was returning to his Paryavaran Complex home in Mehrauli area in south Delhi when he was attacked around 3.30 a.m. barely 500 metres from his home.
"This is case of robbery and the attack was not racially motivated," Deputy Commissioner (south) of Delhi Police B.S. Jaiswal told IANS.
According to police, he was assaulted and robbed of his mobile phone by around five men at knife point.
"He has sustained one centimetre (deep) knife wound in his abdomen," he added.
The youth was taken to Saket City hospital, where doctors said his condition was stable and he is out of danger.
