Delhi Crime: 15-year-old boy stabbed to death, minor among 2 suspects

Delhi Crime: A 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death by two individuals, including a minor, following an altercation at Jyoti Nagar in northeast Delhi early Saturday, police said.

Information about a stabbing incident in the Kardampuri area was received on the intervening night of Friday-Saturday. When police reached the spot, they learnt that locals took the injured teenager to the GBT Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased, a resident of Kardampuri, had a fight with two persons, including a minor, following which one of them allegedly stabbed him, a senior police officer said.

Police claimed to have found crucial clues indicating the involvement of the two suspects in the crime.

A forensic team has collected samples from the crime scene, and a probe is underway to ascertain the chain of events leading to the attack, the officer said.

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