Murder in police station: Man kills his neighbour with ice pick

A 34-year-old driver was allegedly stabbed to death with an ice pick by his neighbour in southeast Delhi’s Ambedkar Nagar police station early on Tuesday.

Anil Kumar’s wife accused police of ignoring her concerns about her husband’s safety and demanded stern action against station personnel.

Within hours, a sub-inspector, who had questioned the two men, and a constable were suspended and the police station in-charge sent to district lines.

“An inquiry has been launched and its findings will come out in the next 48 hours,” deputy commissioner of police (south-east) Romil Baaniya said.

The quarrel started on Monday night when Anil was seeing off guests who had come for his daughter’s birthday party at their Dakshinpuri home.

Vishal, 22, who lived a few houses down the lane, walked up to Anil and asked for alcohol as birthday treat, Baaniya said. On being refused, he abused Anil and the two started scuffling.

“Anil was seeing off my mother and father when Vishal attacked him with a rod. I stepped in and was injured,” wife Lovely told the Hindustan Times on Tuesday. She said Vishal was drunk. Lovely called police who took the men to the Ambedkar Nagar police station.

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