Labourer joins 3 men drinking near his roadside bed, stabbed to death over argument in Southwest Delhi

A police control room call was received at 8.13 pm on Tuesday about John’s body, covered in a blood-stained t-shirt, was found on a pavement near the Masoodspur flyover.

According to the police, Aamir owed Rs 800 to Jeevan and asked him to meet near the flyover. Jeevan came with Aman, and the trio started drinking near the bushes there, said the police. John slept on the pavement near the bushes, with his bed set up near the trio.

The police said John requested some liquor from the trio, and they offered him some. While drinking with them, Aman allegedly puked near John’s bed. John objected to it and even abused Aman, said the police. Aman became agitated and stabbed John in his chest by breaking a liquor bottle, a police officer said.

Meanwhile, Jeevan grabbed a knife from John’s bedside, which belonged to the deceased, and allegedly stabbed John in the abdomen, said the police.

“A CCTV footage showed the three men leaving the area around 6.45 pm. All of them were identified and arrested from Sapera Basti, where they resided,” a police officer said.
The police said Aman is a beggar and a ragpicker, Jeevan is a drummer, and Aamir works at a private company at Narsingpur in Haryana.