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IN IP EXTENSION Suspect Rahul Matta had been jailed in Canada for assaulting a woman

NEWDELHI:A 35-year-old man went on a stabbing spree, killing his 64-year-old father and injuring three locals on Sunday in east Delhi.

When police and building residents tried stopping him, the man allegedly opened a cylinder knob and lit a matchstick, leading to an explosion that injured eight police officers.

The accused, identified as Rahul Matta, worked in merchant navy in Canada till 2014 and has been detained, DCP (east) Omvir Singh said. Four police officers, and Rahul Matta, have been admitted to a hospital with burns.

Police said around 2.35pm, Matta reached the main gate of Ajanta Apartment in IP Extension, with two meat cleavers. The security guard, Nandan, refused to let him enter because the RWA had bannedhisentryafewmonthsago after receiving complaints of harassment against him from some women living in the apartment. RWA officials said Matta’s parents had severed ties with him after he married against their wishes and he lived separately.

Eyewitnesses told police that MattastabbedNandanandgained entry into the building where he went to the first floor, where his parents lived, and knocked. He stabbed his father Ravinder as soon as he opened the door. Hearing Ravinder’s screams a neighbour,RenuBansal,rushedtotheir flat where she was also stabbed.

Later,Mattarantothetopfloor and entered one VK Sharma’s flat.

“Hescreamedthathehadkilled his father and he will kill me too. I ran for my life, locked myself in a room and called police,” said Sharma.

A police team later arrived at the spot and tried to stop Matta. A panicked Matta opened a cylinder knob and lit a matchstick.

(35) arrives at Ajanta Apartments in IP Extension with two meat cleavers around 2.35pm He is stopped at the gate by guard Nandan Matta stabs Nandan and enters building, Matta rushes to first floor, knocks on the door where his parents stayed

“We evacuated people residing in the area. The Delhi Fire Service was contacted and the PNG gas line connection immediately stopped,” said a senior police official.

Matta’s father, Ravinder, was rushed to a hospital where was declared brought dead. Matta’s father Ravinder opens door, and is stabbed. He is later declared brought dead at a hospital

Matta rushes to one VK Sharma's flat on top floor of building after stabbing neighbor Renu Bansal, who had rushed to first floor Rahul Matta went to Canada a decade ago and got a job in merchant navy. But locals claimed that after serving a jail term in Canada, allegedly over assaulting a woman, he came back to Delhi two years ago.

After his return, Matta Sharma locks himself in a room. Calls police

Police team arrives. Tries to disarm Matta

A panicked Matta opens a cylinder knob and lights a matchstick couldn’t get over his obsession with the navy. He would wear his uniform and move around the society complex on a bicycle.

“He would speak to his neighbours in English. He seemed very proud of his tenure spent in the navy and boasted about it,” said JL Gupta, RWA secretary.