Old disputes most common cause of fatal crimes in Delhi: Police
NEW DELHI: Brawls over trivial issues — such as not sharing a cigarette — led to a spate of killings in the national capital in the first four months of the year, but the most common reason for fatal crimes was personal enmity and old disputes, according to newly released Delhi Police data.
Till April 30 this year, 27 of the 167 reported killings took place because of a sudden provocation or a trivial issue, the second most common reason for bloodshed.
Personal enmity was cited in the data as the most common motive in murder cases.
During the last two years, too, animosity occupied the top spot, followed by violence over sudden provocations or trivial issues.
In 2017, more than 45 per cent murder cases were due to personal enmity, the Delhi Police data showed.
As many as 65 people were killed till April 30 this year because of long-standing disputes or enmity, the Delhi Police said.
A 35-year-old woman and her teenaged son were gunned dead allegedly by her brother-in-law in southwest Delhi’s Palam area in January because of a property dispute.
In March this year, a 45-yearold woman was shot dead in southwest Delhi while her brother was also killed and his body dumped in a remote part of Haryana. The brother and sister were allegedly killed by a man with whom they had a land dispute in Ghummanhera village.