New Delhi: A 28-year-old sanitation worker was allegedly stabbed to death while on duty in east Delhi’s Kalyanpuri on Sunday morning. Police suspect that the victim may have been mistaken for a colleague due to a resemblance between the two. The accused, who fled, is yet to be traced.The deceased, identified as Anil Kumar, worked as a helper on a Municipal Corporation tipper truck through a contractor. According to police, he was attacked around 7.30 am while Anil and the truck driver, Gulshan, were collecting garbage in the 20 Block area of Kalyanpuri.Police said the assailant attacked Anil with a large knife and inflicted multiple stab wounds. Passersby rushed the injured man to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, where he succumbed to injuries during treatment.The incident was captured on a nearby CCTV camera, which showed the accused repeatedly attacking Anil while bystanders looked on. Police have identified the suspect from the footage and launched a search.Preliminary investigation suggests the murder stemmed from the attacker’s suspicion that Gulshan, the driver of the tipper truck, was in contact with his wife. Police said Anil and Gulshan bore a close physical resemblance, leading police to suspect that Anil may have been killed as he was mistaken for Gulshan.Anil lived in Kala Enclave, Khoda Colony, Ghaziabad, with his family. His father works as a mason.Sanitation workers held a protest outside LBS Hospital, demanding the immediate arrest of the murderer, adequate compensation to Anil’s family and a govt job for his elder brother. The protest continued for several hours.Police said a case has been registered and a probe is on to verify the claims that have been made.In a separate cas, four days after a man was shot and stabbed to death in a jhuggi in northwest Delhi’s Azadpur, police arrested two men in connection with the murder.The accused allegedly had an altercation with the man and his friend near a shop on Aug 12, following which they threatened them and left. They later returned and opened fire, killing the man.The duo were arrested from Uttarakhand. Police said one accused is a member of the Sahib Salmani brother gang
