New Delhi, Nov 14 (PTI) Seven people, including a woman, were arrested and a juvenile was apprehended for allegedly killing a 44-year-old man in outer Delhi's Ranhola area, police said on Sunday.

Deceased Manoj was stabbed on Saturday night when he tried to save his brother-in-law from being beaten up by seven-eight people in the area over a minor mishap, they said.

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According to the police, an argument had broken out between two families after the victim's brother-in-law, Sanjiv, allegedly hit a woman named Heena Kumar and her minor son with his motorcycle.

The woman and her son later gathered their relatives and went to Sanjiv's place and beat him up, a senior police officer said.

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As Manoj tried to intervene and save Sanjiv, he was stabbed, he said.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer) Parvinder Singh said that the accused were identified based on CCTV footage.

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