India, July 15 -- New Delhi

Two men were arrested for allegedly stabbing to death their 18-year-old neighbour, who worked as a food delivery executive, in south Delhi's Dakshinpuri near Ambedkar Nagar last Friday night, following an altercation, police said on Tuesday.

Interrogation of the arrested men revealed that they suspected the delivery person of stealing petrol from their motorcycles, the police said.

"When they confronted him on Friday night, an altercation broke out among them. One of them brought a knife from his house and stabbed him, killing him on the spot," said deputy commissioner of police (south) Anant Mittal.

Police said the incident took place around 9.30pm on Friday and they learnt about the crime after the Ambedk...