India, July 3 -- A 23-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly stabbing his 22-year-old neighbour to death at New Shanti Nagar Colony near Crossings Republik on Wednesday night, police said on Friday.

Police added that around 3am on Friday, they took the suspect to a nearby dumping ground where he allegedly hid the murder weapon along with an illegal firearm. "There, he pulled out the firearm from the bushes and opened fire at the police team. In the retaliatory fire, police shot him in the leg and took him to a hospital," ACP (Wave City) Priyashri Pal told HT.

Police identified the victim as Mohit Sharma. On Wednesday night, the suspect allegedly invited Sharma to a friend's house on the pretext of a birthday party, where he...