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Husband stabs MCD sanitation worker over wife's phone calls
A man named Nihal was very angry because another man named Gulshan talked to Nihal's wife on the phone every day.
Nihal drank too much alcohol and went out to find Gulshan.
He could not find Gulshan, but he found Gulshan's friend Anil, who was collecting garbage.
Nihal argued with Anil and then stabbed him with a knife.
Anil was hurt very badly and was taken to a hospital.
Sadly, the doctors could not save him, and he died.
The police watched camera videos and caught Nihal.
Other garbage workers were very sad and angry about what happened.
They held a protest and asked for money and a job for Anil's family.
A 52-year-old man, Nihal, allegedly stabbed 27-year-old MCD sanitation worker Anil in Kalyanpuri, east Delhi, on Sunday morning.
Police said Nihal was angry over his wife's daily phone calls with Gulshan, a friend of the victim.
The attack was captured on CCTV, and a video of the incident went viral on social media.
Anil was taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital in critical condition but was declared dead on arrival.
Nihal was arrested near the Ghazipur border, and sanitation workers protested demanding Rs 1 crore compensation and a government job for a family member.
- Who
- Nihal, a 52-year-old man, allegedly stabbed Anil, a 27-year-old MCD sanitation worker; police say the motive involved Nihal's wife's phone calls with Gulshan.
- What
- The fatal stabbing of an MCD sanitation worker in Kalyanpuri.
- Where
- Kalyanpuri, east Delhi; Anil died at Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital; Nihal was arrested near the Ghazipur border.
- When
- Sunday morning around 8:15 am; reported on Monday, Aug 17.
- Why
- Nihal was allegedly angry that Gulshan spoke to his wife daily and had warned Anil to tell Gulshan to stop.
Key facts
- Accused
- Nihal, 52
- Victim
- Anil, 27, MCD sanitation worker
- Location
- Kalyanpuri, east Delhi
- Time
- Sunday, around 8:15 am
- Weapon
- Knife
- Hospital
- Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital
- Arrest
- Beneath a flyover near Ghazipur border
- Protest demand
- Rs 1 crore compensation and a permanent government job for a family member
Quotes
Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Rajeev Kumar
Deputy Commissioner of Police, New Delhi
“Nihal did not like that Gulshan used to talk to his wife every day. He had even warned Anil to tell Gulshan to stop talking to his wife, but both continued to talk on the phone.”
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