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NEW DELHI: Jealous of his friend's proximity to his girlfriend, a 22-year-old man stabbed his friend to death in Aman Vihar. The accused and his friend who helped in the crime were arrested on Sunday night.

The accused, Monu, told the cops that he did not like the girl avoiding him and talking to his friend instead. His associate, Chandan, helped him destroy the bloodstained clothes and escape, police said, adding that both the men were earlier also arrested for gambling.

To evade arrest, Monu even shaved his head and fled to Jammu with Chandan. The duo borrowed Rs 2,000 from Chandan's sister to go to Jammu. However, when they ran out of cash, they returned to Delhi and fell in police net on Sunday night while they were roaming around a park in Rohini Sector 21.

On September 29, Monu bought a dagger and asked Kumar to join him for a walk in the evening, to which he agreed. Kumar was accompanied by his father, Giri Raj, and two other friends Jitendra and Vikas.

"Monu first called Kumar to a side and asked him to stay away from his girlfriend. He then pushed him to a car, which broke the window pane, and stabbed him thrice," said SD Mishra, DCP (Rohini).

Kumar was rushed to a hospital nearby where the doctors declared him brought dead, police said.

