Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): A 21-year-old youth was allegedly stabbed to death by two fighting brothers at Subhash Nagar in Bhopal on late Tuesday night.
The two accused have been arrested and have confessed to stabbing the youth on suspicion of attacker, police said.
The deceased has been identified as 21-year-old Rahul Pal.
According to information, Rahul Pal lives with his family in Subhash Colony. They originally hail from Uttar Pradesh. Pal used to work at a ‘paan masala’ factory. Late Tuesday night, Rahul was returning home after meeting a friend. He was close to his home when he spotted Lokesh Suryavanshi and his brother Bhupendra quarrelling over some issue. It is alleged that the duo had an altercation with Rahul over some issue. The duo attacked Rahul and stabbed him with a knife. Locals rushed to the spot and rescued Rahul. He was taken to the hospital where he was declared dead upon arrival by the doctors.
In-charge at Ashoka Garden police station Hemant Srivastava reached the spot after receiving information. Lokesh and his brother Bhupendra who had fled following the incident were traced and arrested by the police team.
“Primary questioning from the accused revealed that Lokesh Suryavanshi and his brother Bhpendra had a scuffle over some issue. Meanwhile, they had a suspicion that Rahul Pal who was passing from the area was coming to attack them. They together assaulted Rahul and stabbed him with a knife which resulted in his death” TI Srivastava said.
The accused brothers and Rahul work in the same factory and knew each other. No previous criminal record of the accused is found yet, Srivastava further informed.
