After brutal killing, Welcome murderer bragged about crime

The teenager who brutally stabbed to death a 17-year-old boy in a frenzied attack in north-east Delhi's Welcome on Tuesday night, then bragged about the murder and brandished the blood-soaked knife he used to commit the crime, residents of the area said on Thursday.

- Hemani Bhandari

CCTV footage of the incident, which surfaced on Wednesday, shows the 16-year-old suspect dragging the victim's limp body into a cramped bylane in Welcome, with houses on either side. He then begins relentlessly stabbing the side of the victim's neck, his ears and face. He then pauses, appears to break into a hysterical dance for a few seconds, and then resumes to stab his victim.

Police said the suspect was apprehended within an hour of the incident. They did not reveal the victim's name, arguing that he is a minor.

Residents of Gali number 18, where the incident took place, on Thursday claimed they saw the assailant, with blood-laden hands, smoking a cigarette and waving the knife. "He was walking around and dancing, saying 'maine maar diya (I killed him)'. He was heavily drunk," said a 25-year-old resident, who asked to be named.