Childhood friends stab each other in Delhi's Khyala both die

     New Delhi, Jul 14 (PTI) Two childhood friends, both aged around 30, killed each other by stabbing in west Delhi's Khyala area, police said on Monday.
     Around 11 pm on Sunday, an altercation broke out between Arif and Sandeep, both residents of B Block in Khyala, while they were sitting in a local park. The row ratcheted up, and both ended up stabbing each other.
     "People in the vicinity rushed them to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, where they were declared brought dead," an officer said.
     "The motive of the murder is not clear so far. We are contacting the family members to know if something was going on between them," the officer said, adding, both were carrying knives.
     Several teams have been formed to investigate the case, and CCTV footage from the area has been retrieved.
     "Eyewitnesses claimed that both men had been sitting quietly for a while before they suddenly began arguing with each other and started abusing. Within moments, the argument turned violent," said the officer.
     Sources said that both were seen pulling out knives and attacking each other multiple times.
     Police are also trying to ascertain whether they were carrying knives with a premeditated motive.
     "We are checking if there was any previous enmity or recent altercation between them that may have led to the deadly confrontation," the officer added.

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