Minor stabs 16-year-old boy in Shalimar Bagh

THE ACCUSED AND HIS FRIEND, BOTH 16, FRACTURED THE VICTIM'S ARMS AND LEGS BEFORE STABBING HIM 13 TIMES, COPS SAID

- Hemani Bhandari

Simmering tensions between two 16-year-old boys turned ugly on Tuesday evening, with one of them and his accomplice stabbing the other 13 times after causing multiple fractures, killing him on the spot at an open ground in Shalimar Bagh, police said on Wednesday.

They suspect an argument over a social media post or rivalry over a girl as the reason for the murder, according to a preliminary probe.

Police said a 16-year-old boy surrendered in court on Wednesday morning in connection with the incident, and a second accused, also 16 years old, was apprehended based on a tip-off. The dagger used in the incident and the mobile phone of the victim was recovered, they said.

A senior police officer identified the victim as Razzan Raikwar, who was a resident of Sahi Pur.