MUMBAI: A fifteen-year-old boy studying in Std X was murdered at a playground in Dombivli in broad daylight on Saturday.
Sachin Tiwari was killed by four unidentified youths when he was watching a cricket match at the ground with a friend. According to an eyewitness, Tiwari was attacked with stumps and sticks by the youths. One of the assailants then stabbed him with a chopper and fled the scene.
Tiwari’s friend tried to stop the assailants but was assaulted by them.
Tiwari was rushed to a local hospital, where he was declared dead before admission. Police suspect that Tiwari was killed due to an old rivalry and are questioning his friends and relatives.