‘They hugged him, then killed him’
NEW DELHI, March 26: Three juveniles have been apprehended for the murder of a 16-year-old boy, who was stabbed to death near his home in Delhi’s Dayalpur area for allegedly bullying one of the accused, police said on Thursday.
The victim’s mother claimed that the attackers were known to her son, luring him outside before assaulting him. “He was called out by three to four boys. As soon as he stepped outside, they first hugged him and then stabbed him multiple times,” she told PTI.“He never fought with anyone. He was killed for no reason,” she added. In response to the incident, the victim’s father has urged the police to try the accused juveniles as adults.
The incident occurred on Wednesday night when a few people called the teenager out of his house. Shortly afterwards, his family members found him lying unconscious nearby and rushed him to the hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. A case was registered and the accused were apprehended. The police also recovered a knife from the accused.While being questioned, the juveniles told investigators that the victim had been bullying one of them, which allegedly led to the fatal attack. (PTI)
