New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested the main accused in the Nangloi road rage case in which a man was killed in the national capital.

The police have identified the arrested accused as Sunny, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) (Outer) Harendra Kumar Singh told ANI.

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"We have registered a murder case and taken up the investigation. We have detained three people and their interrogation is underway. The police teams are conducting raids in various parts of Delhi to nab other accused whose names have come to light," he added.

The matter pertains to Tuesday evening wherein a group of several men allegedly stabbed one Sahil Malik, 25, after his brother's bike 'touched' a halted minibus near the Nangloi metro station.

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Talking to ANI, the deceased's uncle Khaleel Malik said that Vishal (Sahil's elder brother) was returning from his gym when his bike "touched" a standing minibus near the Nangloi metro station, following which the two parties got involved in an argument after which the alleged persons thrashed him.

"Vishal was returning from his gym at Najafgarh road when his bike touched a standing minibus near Nangloi metro station. Following the series of events, Vishal and that group of men indulged in an argument and the latter thrashed him," the deceased's uncle Khaleel Malik said.

He further alleged that the police also did not help Vishal when he approached them to get his bike from the spot at the police station.

"The police denied to accompany Vishal to get his bike from the spot and asked him to go himself. It was at this time, Vishal called his younger brother Sahil and asked him to pick up the bike from the spot and come to the police station. When Sahil reached the spot with his friend Danish the men attacked him with a knife," Khaleel Malik alleged adding that the doctors had declared Sahil dead.

Meanwhile, one of Sahil's friends, who is an eyewitness in the case, Danish said that "we both had gone to pick up Vishal's bike when several men came out suddenly and stabbed Sahil to death as we both were taking pictures of the bike."

"We reached there via rickshaw when suddenly eight to ten men came and stabbed Sahil at the time when we were taking pictures of the bike. I tried to save him, but failed," Danish said.

More details are awaited. (ANI)

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