Delivery rider stabbed to death in Delhi

August 16, 2025

New Delhi: A 24-year-old delivery rider has been stabbed to death in southwest Delhi’s Vikaspuri area late Friday night after a drunken quarrel attacked him over a money dispute, police said.

Reports reaching said that the deceased have been identified as Ashish Verma, a resident of Bhudella village, was attacked around 12:20 am by two neighbours during an altercation. 

His father, Ramsurat Verma, informed the police immediately after the stabbing. Ashish was rushed to Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) Hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.

According to the medico-legal case (MLC), Ashish sustained a deep incised stab wound on the left side of his chest. His body has been preserved in the mortuary for a post-mortem. A crime team also inspected the scene.

Official sources from the police said that the attack was carried out by Bhajan Lal (32) and Rakesh (30), residents of Deepak Vihar, Nilothi Extension. Ashish’s mother alleged in her statement that the accused, who were drinking, stabbed her son during a heated argument over a financial dispute.

Both accused apprehended

Both accused have since been apprehended. A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, and further investigation is underway, officials confirmed.

” A case under relevant sections have been registered and investigation have been started on this matter,” officials said.

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