NEW DELHI: Three juveniles were among five persons arrested on Saturday after an 18-year old man, who was beaten up by this group over his alleged relationship with a girl, succumbed to his injuries, the
Delhi Police said.
18-year-old beaten to death in Delhi over his friendship with a woman; her brother, relative arrested "The 18-year-old victim, Rahul, was friendly with a girl from
Jahangirpuri
. Her family objected to their friendship and beat him up. He was admitted to the
Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital
in Delhi in an unconscious condition on Wednesday and later succumbed to his injuries, Vijayanta Arya, district commissioner of police,
North West Delhi
said.
"The deceased had no visible injuries on his body. A post mortem has been done and doctors have stated that rupturing of his spleen was the cause of death. A case has been registered and a probe is on," she added.
Arya said Muhammad Raj,
Manwar Hussain
and three minors have been arrested.
She said it a dispute between two families and appealed to people "not to give any colour" to the case.
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