Author: SR
Publication: The Pioneer
Date: August 15, 2017
URL:   http://www.dailypioneer.com/city/six-held-for-killing-man-over-dance-floor-brush-in-w-delhi.html

A 25-year-old man was stabbed to death by a group of six people after his elbow accidentally brushed against one of them while they were dancing at a restobar  at West Gate Mall in West Delhi's Rajouri Garden area on Sunday night. According to police, 25-year-old Sajjan Singh was stabbed more than six times by the accused. With the help of CCTV cameras inside the mall, the accused were arrested, police said on Monday.

Sajjan worked as a driver in the Vigyan Bhavan and is survived by his mother and a brother.

Vijay Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) said, "Six accused people identified as Saleem, main accused, Imran, Aleem, Abid, Samar  and a juvenile were arrested on Monday evening. They all are residents of Khyala area.”

On Sunday night, at around 8 pm, Sajjan Singh, a resident of Moti Bagh area along with his group of ten friends had gone for clubbing at the Toast Bar and Grill in West Gate Mall. While dancing, Sajjan's elbow accidentally brushed against Imran.

This infuriated Imran so much that he pushed Sajjan on the dance floor. This led to a heated verbal altercation. Enraged Imran called in his brother Saleem. He along with Imran, Aleem and Abid called in their friends and they stabbed Sajjan in full public view.

A senior investigator said, "One of the friends of the victim told us that the time of the incident when verbal altercation spiraled out of control, Sajjan allegedly started begging Saleem and his friends to resolve the matter amicably. However, Saleem did not pay heed and kept on stabbing Sajjan till he lost consciousness.

After killing, Saleem and his friends fled from the spot.  Whether the accused were drunk or not is yet to ascertained, said the DCP. Meanwhile, body of the victim Sajjan has been sent for post-mortem and was handed over to his family.