A 19-year-old youth, Vivek, was fatally stabbed, and his 21-year-old friend, Aman, was seriously injured in a violent attack by four armed assailants in South Delhi’s Malviya Nagar early Saturday, police reported. The incident, which occurred around 2 a.m. near J Block, Khirki Extension, also involved a robbery in the same locality, escalating concerns about rising street crime in the area.

Vivek, a restaurant worker from Agra, Uttar Pradesh, was declared dead at Madan Mohan Malviya Hospital, while Aman, also a local restaurant employee, is receiving treatment at AIIMS Trauma Centre for multiple stab wounds. Both are residents of Khirki Extension, with Vivek’s father employed as a security guard and Aman’s mother a homemaker. Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Ankit Chauhan said a PCR call alerted authorities to the stabbing, followed by a second call at 2:53 a.m. reporting four youths, armed with knives and blood-stained hands, robbing near JD Block.

CCTV footage confirmed the assailants attacked Vivek and Aman with knives before fleeing. Police have registered a case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Section 103 (murder), Section 109 (attempt to murder), and other provisions, with a separate case under Section 317 (armed robbery) at Malviya Nagar police station. Raids are underway, and additional CCTV footage is being analyzed to track the suspects, whose identities remain unknown.

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The incident echoes a 2022 Malviya Nagar stabbing where 25-year-old Mayank Panwar was killed over a dispute, with four suspects later arrested. Delhi’s South district reported 1,246 stabbing incidents in 2024, with 62% linked to personal disputes or robbery, per police data. Local residents, including shopkeeper Anil Kumar, expressed alarm over increasing violence, urging stricter patrolling. The police are intensifying efforts to apprehend the assailants amid growing public concern over safety in the capital.

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