New Delhi, March 31 A 30-year-old man was killed by his brother-in-law following a family dispute in the Nand Nagri area of northeast Delhi, an official said on Tuesday.
The incident came to light on the night of March 29 when police received information from GTB Hospital regarding the admission of an injured person with stab wounds, the official said.
A police team rushed to the hospital, where the victim, Neeraj, a resident of Tahirpur, informed police that his brother-in-law had stabbed him. Based on the information, the police registered a case at the Nand Nagri police station and launched an investigation, the official said.
The preliminary inquiry revealed that Neeraj had been attacked by his brother-in-law following a verbal altercation stemming from a family dispute, he said.
Acting on the information, a police team apprehended the accused, Ramesh, 20, also a resident of Tahirpur, and recovered the weapon at his instance, the official said.
"During interrogation, the accused disclosed that he attacked Neeraj in a fit of rage after an argument between them turned violent," the official said, adding that Neeraj succumbed to his injuries during the course of treatment at the hospital, following which the police converted the case into one of murder.
Police said further investigation is underway to establish the sequence of events and gather additional evidence in the case.