Posted by Delhi: Five men including a juvenile were taken into custody for allegedly killing a 14-year-old boy in Delhi’s Narela area, the police said on Friday. Among those, who have been taken into custody have been identified as Deepak, Prateek, Ayush (19), Siwansh (19), Mohit (21), and a 17-year-old juvenile for allegedly beating the victim to death on March 31.
According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer North) Ravi Kumar Singh, the police received a phone call about an unidentified boy who was declared dead after he arrived at a hospital. “On April 1, the Narela police got information from a hospital about an unidentified boy, who was declared dead on arrival. An FIR was registered and, subsequently, investigation started,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (outer north) Ravi Kumar Singh was quoted as saying by news agency PTI on Friday.
He added, “The father of the deceased later arrived at the hospital and identified the body as that of his son. He alleged in a statement that his son was kidnapped and fatally beaten by two individuals, named Deepak and Prateek.”
What probe revealed
Soon after, an FIR was filed in the case after which Deepak was taken into custody. During the interrogation, the accused revealed that he runs a business of renting batteries to shopkeepers. As per the police, the accused had hired the victim to deliver batteries to shopkeepers. He allegedly suspected the victim of stealing these batteries,” the police added.
“On March 31, Deepak and his friend Prateek went to the victim’s house to enquire about the missing batteries. The victim agreed to meet them near Talab in Bankner village after recharging his phone,” the police further said as per the agency.
As per the police, the accused and his associates started asking the victim about stolen batteries. After this, the accused started beating the victim with a cable, who were later joined by three others, including a juvenile.