Released from observation home a week ago, minor stabs man to death

A 16-year-old boy, who was recently released from an observation home, allegedly stabbed a 29-year-old man to death for “humiliating” him in Nabi Karim in central Delhi in the early hours of Friday, the Delhi Police said, adding that the boy walked to the local police station right after the crime and surrendered himself.

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Deputy commissioner of police (central), Sanjay Kumar Sain, said the boy has been booked for murder while his associate who assisted him in carrying out the crime is at large. The associate is believed to be an adult and his age will be ascertained after he is apprehended.

The DCP said the boy was released from a juvenile home a week ago after spending a few months inside in an attempt-to-murder case. The victim was identified as Amit Kumar. The police said that Kumar also had a series of criminal cases registered against him.

Kumar was a resident of Deoria in Uttar Pradesh and would stay at Multani Dhanda in Nabi Karim while visiting Delhi in connection with the legal requirements for a host of criminal cases registered against him in the national capital, the DCP said.

On Wednesday, Kumar and the boy were allegedly involved in a quarrel. “The boy has told us that he and Kumar had some issues between them. Two days before the murder, Kumar allegedly humiliated him and snatched a few hundred rupees he was carrying,” the DCP added. The boy was seeking revenge since then, police said. Around 1.30am on Friday, the duo allegedly caught hold of Kumar in the bylanes of Multani Dhanda and stabbed him to death.