New Delhi, March 18 Three minors, including one who had recently been released on bail in a murder case, were apprehended in connection with the stabbing of a 16-year-old boy in Ashok Vihar, northwest Delhi, over a past dispute, an official said on Wednesday.
A PCR call on March 12 reported a stabbing incident in the Ashok Vihar area, in which Altaf (16) sustained serious injuries.
Police said the victim was rushed to the hospital in a critical condition. With no eyewitnesses and the victim initially unable to provide a statement, the case posed a challenge for investigators.
An FIR was registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and a team was constituted to investigate the matter.
After regaining consciousness, the victim disclosed the name of one of the assailants, providing a crucial lead. Acting on local information and surveillance, police conducted raids and tracked down the suspects.
Subsequently, three minors were apprehended, and during interrogation, they confessed to their involvement in the crime, police said.
The accused revealed that they knew the victim and had a prior altercation over a trivial issue, which escalated into bitter enmity. Nursing a grudge, they conspired to attack him and stabbed the boy after intercepting him on the day of the incident.
Police said one of the apprehended minors had recently been released on bail in a murder case registered last year at the same police station.
The weapon used, a knife, was recovered at the instance of the accused.
