KEY POINTS

  • Police believe the accused attacked the victim after a fight over a girl
  • The victim received multiple stab wounds on his chest, back, and abdomen 
  • The victim's family said they knew nothing about the suspects or the girl

A teenager who stepped out of his home to buy a birthday cake for his father's surprise party was brutally stabbed to death by four men Tuesday night. The accused have been arrested, said police.

The vicious murder that happened in the Indian capital of Delhi was caught on a CCTV camera. It shows the helpless victim, Kunal, being repeatedly stabbed as he struggles to fend off his attackers, reports The Times Of India. The incident took place in South Delhi’s Madangir.

The 19-year-old victim was found profusely bleeding by his father who rushed to the spot on hearing about the scuffle. Kunal was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival. He received multiple stab wounds on his chest, back, and abdomen.

"I wasn’t even aware my son was not at home. He and his siblings were planning to throw me a surprise birthday party. Around 10 pm, we got to know about a fight. When we went to Madangir market, we found Kunal lying in a pool of blood. My son never fought with anyone; he was a hardworking boy and was trying to earn money for his family. He wanted to study more," the victim's father Pawan told The Indian Express.

He said that his son never fought with anyone and was a hardworking boy trying to earn money for his family.

The four suspects were identified by police as Gaurav, Sameer, Sohil, and Roop. Though one of them was initially thought to be a minor, it was later revealed that all four of them have turned 18.

Police formed multiple teams and scanned all nearby CCTV visuals before raiding multiple locations. All were arrested on the same day of the incident and charged with murder.

Police believe Kunal was killed over his relationship with a girl, who was also being wooed by Gaurav, one of the accused.

"Gaurav told us he and Kunal liked the same girl. On Tuesday night, the accused found Kunal in the market and attacked him. Further investigation revealed two of the knives used in the offense were recently bought from an e-commerce website," a senior police official was quoted by The Indian Express.

However, the victim's family said they knew nothing about the suspects or the girl. "Police told us there was an enmity over a girl, but we don’t know. Kunal never spoke about a girl," said Pawan.

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