2 men stab tea shop worker after he refused to give them cigarette
New Delhi: Two men allegedly stabbed a 24-year-old tea shop worker in southeast Delhi's Kalindi Kunj area after he refused to give them a cigarette, police said on Saturday.
The victim, identified as Ezaz, was taken to a hospital and his condition is stated to be stable, they said.
Both the accused -- Mohammad Sakib Khan (19) and Abdul Hannan (30), who stabbed the victim with a blade-cutter, have been arrested, police said.
On Friday, when police were at a check post during a routine checking of vehicles, they heard a quarrel and rushed to the spot, where they found Ezaz lying with stab injuries.
They apprehended one of the accused and shifted the injured to AIIMS Trauma Centre, said a senior police officer, adding that later, they also nabbed the other accused.
Ezaz told the police that he works with his brother-in-law Aamir at a tea shop. On Friday, Hannan came to their shop and took a cigarette.
After some time, he along with his friend again came to the shop and asked for another cigarette but by then the victim had closed the shop, said RP Meena, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast).
When Ezaz refused to give cigarette to the accused, they started beating him and Aamir, he said.
Khan took out a blade-cutter and stabbed Ezaz in his abdomen. He also inflicted injuries on the victim's forearm, he added.
A case was registered at Shaheen Bagh police station and both the accused were arrested, the DCP said.
"During interrogation, the accused disclosed that on Friday, they asked for a cigarette and when Ezaz refused, they lost their temper and thrashed him and his brother-in-law while Khan stabbed Ezaz," he said.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
