NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has arrested five persons, including 3 youth, for allegedly killing an 18-year-old youth in the Ambedkar Nagar area, New Delhi, an official said on Friday.

It is said that the accused had some rivalry going on between the deceased, identified as Rahul, and one of the juveniles. The official added, one of the accused wanted to speak with Rahul's female friend but was not allowed to do so. Consequently, he and a group of others gathered near MB Road with the intent of "punishing Rahul", and attacked him with knives.

Rahul, a resident of Dakshinpuri, was stabbed to death in the Ambedkar Nagar area on Tuesday night.

As per an official statement by the police, it reads: "At around 10.07 p.m., the Ambedkar Nagar police station received a call regarding a stabbing incident after which a police team deployed the spot. Rahul succumbed to his injuries during treatment and a case under section 302 (murder) of the IPC has been registered" . Through extensive surveillance and technical analysis, their location was zeroed down. Right away, the police team tasked with the investigation conducted a raid and apprehended two persons. On the instance of the apprehended accused, the remaining 3 persons were also apprehended

During the investigation, with the help of CCTV footage, two out of the five culprits were identified.

"Three minors and two accused, Akshay (18), a resident of Krishna Park, and Rahul (18), a resident of Devli, have been arrested and further investigation is going on," the police officer added.

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