India, Oct. 10 -- A 23-year-old man was stabbed to death inside the Deer park in Shahdara by four people in an attempt to stop them from snatching his friend's belongings, said the police on Thursday.

The victim, Viresh Rathore, worked as a salesman at a CCTV showroom in Sahibabad. He had gone to the park with his friend and colleague, Bhavna, after work. The two arrived at the park around 6:30 pm.

According to police, around 7:15 pm, four men armed with sharp weapons approached the pair and tried to snatch Bhavna's bag. When Rathore attempted to intervene, he was attacked.

"They resisted and Rathore tried to push them away. During the scuffle, the attackers pulled out a sharp object and stabbed him three to four times in the chest and...