India, Sept. 16 -- A refusal to lend a matchbox to light a cigarette led to a fatal quarrel and stabbing in northwest Delhi, leaving a 30-year-old construction worker dead and another man injured, police said on Wednesday.

The incident took place on Tuesday outside a wine shop in the Keshav Puram area, where the victims, Bhawani and Asha Ram, allegedly got into an argument with three people after being asked for a matchbox, police said.

According to a senior police officer, the two men told the accused that they did not have a matchbox, following which a verbal altercation broke out. The accused allegedly assaulted them with fists and a knife during the quarrel.

Bhawani was taken to Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital, where he was declared bro...