NEW DELHI: Two individuals, including a minor, have been apprehended for the murder of a 16-year-old boy whose body was found in a public park in northeast Delhi’s Seelampur, police said on Saturday.
The incident came to light around 11:30 pm on Thursday when a patrolling team discovered the blood-soaked body of the teenager, identified as Rehan alias Seelampuriya, lying between a bench and a walkway in Central Park, Seelampur.
Police immediately alerted the local station, and senior officers rushed to the scene. Rehan was taken to JPC Hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival.
A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Seelampur police station. Crime and Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) teams visited the scene and collected evidence.
Multiple teams were formed to trace the culprits, and two suspects — one of them a minor — have been detained for questioning, police added.
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