New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) A 26-year-old man was beaten and knifed to death here after he resisted a group of criminals, police said Thursday.

Nitin Kumar, who works in a private company, was waylaid in Sundernagri area in east Delhi and left bleeding late Wednesday.

He was rushed to a hospital where he was declared dead. His belongings were missing. Police have detained five suspects.