New Delhi: A 40-year-old man was arrested for allegedly murdering a 45-year-old man following a trivial verbal altercation after the victim accidentally brushed against him at a bus stand near Safdarjung Hospital in south Delhi Friday night.The deceased was identified as Manoj Singh, a native of Bihar’s Nawada district. He worked with a clothing hawker near Safdarjung Hospital and was the sole breadwinner for his family, comprising his wife and four children.According to police, information about a quarrel near Gate No. 3 of the AIIMS metro station on Aurobindo Marg was received around 10.30 pm.By the time police reached the spot, the accused, identified as 40-year-old Lokesh, a resident of Taimur Nagar in New Friends Colony, had already been overpowered by members of the public and handed over to the police.
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Manoj was rushed to Safdarjung Hospital where doctors declared him dead during treatment. The body was preserved for a post-mortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of death.A case was registered under Section 103 (murder) of BNS at Hauz Khas police station. The accused was arrested.
