A 17-year-old boy was allegedly stabbed to death by his friend on his birthday in Narela area of Outer Delhi, police sources said on Sunday.
The victim was attacked in Kureni village on Friday evening following a quarrel with the accused, the source said.
According to the source, a PCR call regarding the stabbing was received on Friday evening. A police team reached the spot and found the teenager lying in a pool of blood with a stab injury on the back of his neck.
He was rushed to Satyawadi Raja Harish Chandra Hospital where doctors declared him dead, he said.
A case of murder was registered, and CCTV footage from the area was scanned.
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During investigation, police apprehended a juvenile accused and recovered the knife allegedly used in the crime, he said.
Family members alleged that the accused later came to their house at night carrying a knife and tried to attack them while they were mourning his death. He fled after they raised an alarm, the source claimed.
The victim’s family said that he had turned 17 on May 15 and was planning to celebrate his birthday with relatives later in the evening.
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