Delhi horror: Minor stabbed multiple times over relationship with girl, thrown into drain assuming dead; 1 held

NEW DELHI: A 26-year-old man and his associate allegedly stabbed a juvenile multiple times over his relationship with the man’s sister and threw him into a drain in west Delhi’s Meera Bagh believing he was dead, police said on Friday.

Police have arrested one of the accused, identified as Mandeep alias Monu (26), wanted in the case registered at Paschim Vihar East police station.

"Monu and his associate allegedly targeted the victim because the victim was in a relationship with the sister of one of the accused," a senior police officer said.

According to police, the duo allegedly persuaded the boy on May 18 to accompany them on the pretext of having a conversation. They then took him to the Ganda Nala area in Meera Bagh, where they allegedly stabbed him four times.

"Believing that the victim was dead, the accused allegedly threw him into the drain to dispose of the body and cover up the crime and fled the spot," the officer said.

The incident came to light on May 19 after police received a PCR call about a severely injured boy lying in the area. The victim was rushed to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Mangolpuri, where doctors found multiple stab wounds on his body.

Before losing consciousness, the juvenile identified his attackers as Shivam and Mandeep alias Monu, following which a case was registered and an investigation was launched.

The crime branch team tracked down and arrested Monu near Bakkarwala Mor on the Najafgarh-Nangloi Road on Thursday. During interrogation, he allegedly disclosed that his cousin Shivam had objected to the victim's relationship with his sister and wanted to kill him, police said.

The two then hatched a plan and attack him, police said.

Police said Monu, a resident of Uttam Nagar, was previously involved in three criminal cases, including two armed robbery cases and an assault case. He was released from jail around two months ago after serving time in earlier cases.

Efforts are underway to arrest the co-accused, police added.

( With PTI inputs)