New Delhi, March 14 The Delhi Police have arrested a 19-year-old man for allegedly stabbing a young man in Model Town, after the victim's family confronted him about harassing a woman in the neighborhood, an official said on Saturday.
The accused, identified as Shyam Sunder alias Shyamlal, a resident of Rajpura Gurmandi in north Delhi, was apprehended within hours of the incident on Friday, they said.
According to police, the case came to light after the woman complained that Shyam, who lived in her neighborhood, had been harassing her for some time and making lewd gestures whenever she passed by.
She warned him to stop and threatened to inform her husband and brother if his behavior continued, the police said.
"In response, the accused allegedly threatened the woman that if she disclosed the matter to anyone, he would kill her husband and brother," a senior police officer said.
On Thursday at 8:30 pm, Shyam allegedly attacked the woman's brother, stabbing him three to four times before fleeing the scene, the police said.
A case was registered under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita on Friday, and an investigation was launched, they said.
"Based on technical inputs and local intelligence, multiple raids were conducted at suspected hideouts. The accused was eventually apprehended from the Rajpura Gurmandi area," the officer said.
During interrogation, Shyam allegedly confessed to the crime, stating that he had been harassing the woman for a while. When her family confronted him, he developed a grudge against them and, in a fit of anger, attacked the woman's brother with a knife to take revenge.
Shyam has no previous criminal record. Further investigation is underway, the police said.