A man was allegedly stabbed to death by a group of eight people after he tried to intervene in a fight between his brother-in-law and his neighbors in the Taraori town of Karnal on Friday night, police said on Saturday.

The deceased was identified as Sunny Kumar, who worked as an auto driver.

The victim’s younger brother Prince said Kumar’s brother-in-law Sunil ran to their house to inform them about the fight and asked him for help. “Both Sunil and Sunny went to Sunil’s house in Takhana village, where some men stabbed Sunny with knives. “We took him to the hospital, where he was declared dead,” he told police.

A case was registered at Taraori police station against eight men, police said.