Overview
- Police found 23-year-old Shahid Hussain wounded on Shriram Chowk and taken to Apollo Hospital where he was declared brought dead, a medico-legal certificate was issued at 5:32 p.m., and officers traced his bloodstained scooter to the scene.
- Investigators say Hussain had met Shabid Malik (alias Monu) at a restaurant in Basantpur before the attack, and Malik has been detained for questioning by Kalindi Kunj police.
- Officers arrested three accused in the case and apprehended Karan (also called Karam Shah), who sustained a leg stab injury and told police the attack was planned to settle a jail rivalry.
- Police allege the assailants intercepted Hussain on a black Splendor motorcycle after luring him to a beer gathering and named several alleged co-conspirators and a motorcycle provider in their account.
- The probe is active with investigators seeking police custody remand for questioning, tracing the motorcycle and other logistics, and collecting forensic evidence as authorities work to establish each suspect's role.