At least 17 murder cases reported in the national capital in the last three months occurred following sudden provocation and trivial issues including usage of a particular comb and playing music during Holi celebrations.
According to the data shared by Crime Branch, 127 murders were reported between January to March this year and majority of them were committed out of enmity and fight over trivial issues.
There were only four murder cases in which the accused and the victim weren't known to each other and happened during a robbery or theft incident, according to the data.
This data about trivial issues triggering murders comes a few days after a golgappa vendor was killed by a group of persons after he didn't serve them golgappas in outer Delhi's Mangolpuri area.
According to DCP (Crime) Madhur Verma, 12.6 per cent of the murders, that is, 17 of them happened over trivial issues, including quarrels during drinking session, sleeping at a night shelter, administering a particular dosage of medicine and celebration of Holi.
As many as 29 murders happened over enmity while 17 murders happened due to family dispute.
Around nine murders were the fallout of monetary disputes while one happened due to a property dispute.
In 12 of the cases, the reason was illicit relationship.
Last year, 125 murder cases were reported in the first three months and 18 happened following sudden provocation.
Even last year, as many as 23 murders happened due to enmity.
In 2016, 528 murder cases were reported through the year and 102 murders were the fallout of enmity and 86 happened following sudden provocation or due to trivial issues.
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