Delhi: 18-year-old intervenes in scuffle between friends, stabbed

NEW DELHI: An 18-year-old man was stabbed to death as he tried to pacify a scuffle between his two friends, police said on Wednesday, adding that two accused in the case have been arrested.
The deceased, Gulzar, lived in a JJ cluster area in northwest Delhi's Azadpur.
The incident was reported on Monday on the birthday of victim’s friend, Rahul.Gulzar and his friend, Suraj, were on their way to a park where they were supposed to meet Rahul.“On the way, they met Gaurav and Ajay. Both of them were known to Gulzar,” an officer said.
An argument that ensued between Gaurav and Suraj over an issue related to a girl, soon turned into a scuffle. “Ajay and Gaurav started beating Suraj. One of them took out a knife,” an officer said, adding that Gulzar tried to pacify them when one of the accused stabbed him and fled the spot.
“He was taken to a hospital where doctors declared him dead,” the officer said.
Later during raids, Ajay and Gaurav were arrested from northwest Delhi. “Within hours after the incident, both the accused were nabbed and they confessed to the crime,” said deputy commissioner of police (north-west) Usha Rangnani.