New Delhi, April 3 A 24-year-old man died in a suspected gas cylinder explosion at his house in Delhi's Seemapuri area on Friday evening, hours after he allegedly stabbed a teenage girl, an official said.
According to police, a PCR call was received at the Seemapuri police station at 5:33 pm reporting that a girl had been stabbed and was lying unconscious with multiple injuries in Ravidas Mandir Wali Gali in Old Seemapuri.
Police teams rushed to the spot and found that the injured girl had already been shifted to Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital, where she was admitted for treatment.
Doctors declared her unfit to make a statement, said the police officer.
The victim sustained multiple stab wounds and remains under medical care, police added.
Based on the PCR call, the medico-legal case (MLC) and inspection of the crime scene were initiated, and a case of attempt to murder was registered.
"Meanwhile, in a separate but related incident, another PCR call was received at the same police station regarding a gas cylinder explosion at a house in New Seemapuri. Police reached the spot where they found that a man identified as Jatin (24) had died in a fire triggered by the explosion," police said.
"He was alone in the house at the time of the incident. The victim was rushed to GTB Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. His body has been preserved in the mortuary for postmortem," he said.
During the course of the inquiry, police established that Jatin was the same person who had stabbed the girl earlier in the day.
"We are investigating the sequence of events and the motive behind the attack. The team is investigating the matter from all possible angles," police said.
Forensic teams have inspected both locations, and efforts are underway to ascertain whether the gas cylinder blast was accidental or deliberate, the officer added.