One labourer killed, two injured in clash

New Delhi:One person was killed and two were injured in an altercation between two groups of labourers in central Delhi’s Arambagh area, police said today.

What started off as a minor scuffle over intruding in each others’ working area last evening, escalated into a major clash with one group of labourers brandishing knives against the other.

Eighteen-year-old Surender was stabbed in the chest and succumbed to his injuries, police said. His friends, Rahul and Vinod, sustained injuries and are currently undergoing treatment at Lady Hardinge Hospital, a senior police officer said.

The statement of the injured persons will be recorded, the officer said, adding that the accused are yet to be identified.