India News | Man Stabbed to Death in Delhi's Govindpuri Area

New Delhi, Nov 6 (PTI) A 38-year-old man was stabbed to death on Saturday morning in southeast Delhi's Govindpuri area, police said.

The assailants have not yet been identified, they said.

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According to police, at 5.15 am, a call was received regarding the incident at Navjivan Camp in Govindpuri.

In the call, a girl said that some people have beaten up her father and he was lying unconscious, a senior police officer said.

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A team was rushed to the spot and the injured, Rajender Kumar, a resident of Navjivan Camp, was taken to a hospital where he was declared brought dead, the officer said.

There is no eyewitness to the incident, police said.

Kumar was stabbed five times and a case under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered at the Govindpuri police station, police said, adding that investigation is underway.

Kumar was a driver by profession and previously involved in criminal cases, they added.

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