NEW DELHI: A 15-year-old boy from Kardampuri's Jyoti Nagar was stabbed to death following a quarrel between two groups, Delhi Police said on Saturday. It added that efforts were underway to trace the accused using CCTV footage, even as the residents of the area accused the cops of arriving late even though they were informed of the fight immediately.
The incident occurred on Friday night when the boy was about to have dinner, and his friend Aman arrived and took him outside.
Police said that information regarding a stabbing was received at PS Jyoti Nagar during the night of November 21–22. When a team reached the spot behind Ambedkar College, Kardampuri, they found that the injured boy had already been taken to GTB Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.
The victim, a resident of Kardampuri, had been called out of his home by friends and stabbed just a short distance away. A case under Section 103(1) (murder) has been registered, and efforts are underway to trace the accused using CCTV footage.