Delhi minor with ‘crime tattoo’ arrested for torching bike after refusal to lend it; flaunted weapons online to create fear

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has apprehended a minor accused of setting a vehicle on fire after its owner refused to lend it to him in northwest Delhi’s Adarsh Nagar. Police said the boy was also allegedly brandishing weapons on social media in an attempt to create fear and assert criminal dominance in the area.

Police said that during social media monitoring, they noticed a minor boy allegedly openly brandishing firearms and glorifying criminal activities through posts, videos and status updates on various social media platforms in an attempt to create fear and project criminal dominance among local youths and residents. He was later apprehended by the police.

“During questioning, he told us that through such activities, he was trying to create fear among local residents and establish his dominance among local youths and anti-social elements in the area,” police said.

The teenager was wanted in an arson case in which he and his associates are accused of setting a man’s motorcycle on fire after the victim allegedly refused to lend them the vehicle to purchase alcohol. Police also said the boy had a tattoo related to crime.

Further verification revealed that the juvenile had previously been found involved in five criminal cases related to snatching, assault, mischief by fire, theft and attempt to murder, reflecting his continued inclination towards criminal activities at a young age.