3 held for killing 20-yr-old over slap in Sec 63, Noida
Hindustan TimesNoida: Three suspects, who allegedly stabbed to death a 20-year-old man and also injured his friend on Wednesday night to avenge a recent slapping incident that occurred over a monetary dispute in Noida’s Sector 63 locality, were arrested on Friday, said police. Ashu, the deceased, is survived by parents and two siblings, including a brother and a sister, police said, adding his friend Vishal is hospitalised and his condition is stable. Investigation revealed that the deceased, Ashu Kumar, a native of Arawal, Bihar, who resided in Chotpur Colony in Sector 63, had lent ₹3,000 to one of the suspects Parul, aged 19. He verbally abused Parul and slapped him,” said Rajeev Kumar Gupta, assistant commissioner of police, central Noida, adding Parul later planned along with his friends to kill Ashu and took the revenge “It was also revealed that another suspect, Sachin Nagar, 20, was also part of the conspiracy and murder.