New Delhi, August 17: A 22-year-old man was stabbed to death in an attack by four men working in a jeans factory in central Delhi's Prasad Nagar area, police said on Saturday. Monu, the victim, was booked earlier in a case of assault. The assailants were identified as Jugnu, Amit, Vicky, and Karan, police said. The incident was reported to police by a caller on the night of August 15, an officer said. Goa Shocker: Delhi Tourist Murdered at Baga Beach in Robbery Attempt; 3 Accused Arrested.

Monu was found with a stab wound in his abdomen and was taken to a hospital where he died during treatment, the officer said. Police identified four suspects, all of them workers of a jeans factory and residents of the Bapa Nagar area, and nabbed them on Friday. Delhi Shocker: History-Sheeter Shot Dead in Jafrabad, Probe Underway.

According to police, two hours before the incident the same day, Neeraj, a friend of Monu, had become involved in a motor accident with Jugnu, who was driving a scooter. The scrap spiralled into a row that eventually led to Monu's stabbing, they said.