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A 30-year-old man was stabbed to death in Outer North Delhi on Diwali night after a fight over bursting crackers, police said.

All except one of the accused have been arrested, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer-North) Hareshwar Swami said.

Police reached the Shahbad Dairy area after receiving information about a man with stab injuries, and found a man lying on the ground with a wound in his chest near house number 327.

“On inquiry, it was revealed that Dileep alias Sitamber Prasad was beaten by three-four persons, one of whom stabbed him outside his house. Dileep’s brother Deepak, and his friend Sandeep were also injured in the attack,” DCP Swami said.

He said that about an hour before the knife attack, Sandeep and Deepak got into an argument with the accused. There was a disagreement over the bursting of crackers and some abuses were allegedly exchanged.

A case of murder was registered on the basis of Deepak’s statement, and an investigation was opened, the officer said. After recording the statements of witnesses, CCTV footage from nearby areas was scanned. One of the accused was identified as Dheeraj (24), who lives close by, Swami said.

“Technical surveillance was initiated to trace the absconding accused persons. On the basis of manual efforts and technical surveillance, the police team succeeded in apprehending Dheeraj and two of his associates, Akash alias Baba (24), and Tarun (22), who allegedly were involved in the attack on Dileep. One more accused, Ajay alias Alia, is still absconding,” the officer said.

Dheeraj is a delivery boy with an online grocery platform, Akash works in a unit manufacturing utensils, and Tarun is employed in a courier company, police said.

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