NEW DELHI: A woman who was injured while intervening in a late-night clash involving her son and a neighbour in southwest Delhi’s Najafgarh died during treatment on Saturday.Police have arrested the neighbour, identified as Satish Lamba (30), while a counter-case has been registered against the woman’s son and his two friends for allegedly attacking Lamba with a knife.The incident took place near a chowk in Old Roshanpura on the night of October 15. According to Delhi Police, a PCR call reporting a knife attack near house number 121 was received at Najafgarh police station at around 11.49pm.Police said their inquiry revealed that Lamba was standing with his friends near the chowk around 11.15pm when Dhruv Rishi, son of Seema and Kamal Rishi, arrived on a motorcycle with his friends Afjal and Dev Bakshi. Dhruv allegedly started abusing Lamba, triggering a scuffle during which Dhruv allegedly took out a knife and stabbed Lamba in his left thigh.Lamba was initially taken to RTRM Hospital in Jaffarpur, where doctors noted a deep lacerated wound measuring approximately 3x2cm on his left thigh. He was subsequently referred to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital and then Safdarjung Hospital for further treatment.Woman dies after interventionAccording to Kamal Rishi, he and his wife went to the spot after learning about the altercation, intending to defuse the situation. He alleged that three men attacked the family with a knife.“There were three people, and they attacked us with a knife. When someone told us, my wife left first, then I left. As soon as we arrived, I was attacked first, and then my wife was attacked. We had actually gone there just to calm things down,” he said.Kamal said they first took Seema to a government health centre, from where she was referred to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital. She succumbed to her injuries on Saturday.Dhruv, meanwhile, said three men on a motorcycle had blocked his way while he was returning home with friends, following which an argument escalated into a fight. He alleged that the men later attacked his parents with a knife.“I was returning home with some friends. Three men on a motorcycle blocked the path. An altercation broke out, involving verbal abuse and a fight. They started beating me, and my friends fled the scene,” Dhruv said, adding that one of his friends went to inform his mother.By the time Seema reached the spot, Dhruv claimed, he had managed to leave the scene. He alleged that the men then attacked both his parents.Two cases registeredOn Kamal’s complaint, police registered an FIR on October 16 under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and arrested Lamba the same day. After Lamba’s statement and a review of his medico-legal report, police also registered a separate case against Dhruv and his friends for allegedly causing injuries to him.Dhruv said police had arrested one of the accused, while the other two were still at large. “We aren’t asking for anything specific; we just want justice,” he said.Police said further investigation into both cases was underway.
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