Street vendor killed in Gurugram, two held

Gurugram, April 24 (IANS) A street vendor died here after being stabbed allegedly by two persons during a scuffle in Gurugram’s Wazirabad area, the police said on Wednesday. The incident took place on Tuesday night. An argument had taken place between the 32-year-old deceased, identified as Arvind, and the accused — Aakash and Sumit, the police said. Arvind was a resident of Madhya Pradesh. On Tuesday night, an altercation broke out between the trio over a petty issue after which Aakash and Sumit, stabbed Arvind with a bottle, a senior police officer said. He said Arvind was rushed to a hospital in Gurugram where he succumbed to injuries. Based on the statements of the deceased’s wife, Aakash, and Sumit — both residents of Agra in Uttar Pradesh — were arrested on Wednesday, the police officer said. Police said the bottle used in the crime has been recovered. A case has been registered and the investigation taken up.–IANSstr/pgh