Representative image of Ice cream vendors.
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New Delhi: An ice cream vendor was stabbed to death near India Gate on last night, police officials said on Thursday.
Police, who said the incident seemed to be a case of personal enmity, have apprehended a suspect.
According to police, the ice cream vendor, identified as Prabhakar (25), was standing near his trolley when he was attacked by a person on Wednesday night. He collapsed after being stabbed, a police officer said.
People who spotted him lying on the ground informed the police.
"Prima facie, it is suspected to be a case of personal enmity as we have apprehended a suspect," the officer said. Futher investigations are on, he said.
Prabhakar was a native of UP's Etawah, police said.