New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- A 33-year-old cobbler has been arrested for allegedly slitting the throat of a labourer following a dispute over repeated verbal abuse and non-payment for food consumed from his street cart in southeast Delhi's Jaitpur, police said on Sunday.
Sandeep Ram, who also ran a street food cart, allegedly killed Sandeep Kumar, 36, inside an abandoned shop in Shakti Vihar late on October 15, police said, adding that the body was discovered the following morning.
According to police, Kumar had left his home around 9 am on October 15 for work but did not return. At around 11.30 pm, Ram allegedly encountered him near his street-food cart, where an argument broke out.
Police arrested a man for allegedly slitting Kumar's throat in Meethapur over repeated abuse and unpaid food taken from his cart. The knife, gamchha and accused's clothes were recovered.
A murder case was registered.
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