14-year-old boy stripped, stabbed to death by group of 8, including juveniles; 6 held: Delhi Police
New Delhi (PTI): In a horrific incident of brutality, a 14-year-old boy was allegedly killed by a group of eight people, including four juveniles, who took turns to stab him multiple times before dumping his naked body into a canal in outer north Delhi's Haiderpur area, police said on Thursday.
The victim, a resident of Jeevan Park in Siraspur, was reportedly abducted, stripped and killed in a revenge-driven attack.
His body was found with multiple stab wounds and a scarf tied around the neck near the Munak Canal on July 1, officials said.
A PCR call was received around 3:10 pm about a body lying near a Delhi Jal Board water treatment plant. A police team subsequently got the partially-decomposed body identified, the officials said.
"Based on initial findings, a case was registered and multiple teams were formed to identify and arrest the accused," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outernorth) Hareshwar V Swami said.
Using technical surveillance, police first nabbed two key accused, Krishna alias Bhola (19) and a juvenile, who lived in the same locality as the victim, the DCP said.
He said Krishna was assaulted last year by two local criminals, Monu and Sonu, and he suspected that the deceased had acted as an informer in the matter.
"He held a grudge and, along with his associates, plotted the killing for weeks," the DCP said.
In the intervening night of June 29 and 30, Krishna and seven others intercepted the victim near the Veer Chowk bazaar, abducted him in front of his friends and took him to the canal.
"There, they gagged him with a scarf, stripped him, threw away his clothes and each one of them took turns stabbing him, before dumping the body in the water," the officer added.
Further investigation led to the arrest of Ashmit alias Ashwani (18) and three more juveniles. A motorcycle used in the crime has also been seized, police said. A manhunt is on to nab two more suspects -- Monu and Mohit -- who are believed to have fled to Haridwar. Police teams have been sent to Uttarakhand to trace them. Further investigation is underway.
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UP Cong chief Ajay Rai hospitalised after fainting, stable
Lucknow (PTI): Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai was hospitalised here after he fell unconscious due to low sodium levels, party leaders said on Saturday.
They said he was admitted to Medanta Hospital on Friday evening and is stable.
"Ajay Rai was admitted to Medanta Hospital in Lucknow at around 6 pm on Friday after he fell unconscious as his sodium levels had dropped. He fell unconscious at his residence in Lucknow. For the entire day, he was engaged in party programmes and had also gone to the airport," Uttar Pradesh Congress spokesperson Anshu Awasthi told PTI.
Congress in-charge of Uttar Pradesh Avinash Pande told PTI, "Now, he (Ajay Rai) is stable and I am also reaching Lucknow."
Medanta Hospital Director Dr Rakesh Kapoor told PTI that Rai collapsed at his home on Friday evening and was subsequently admitted to the hospital's emergency ward.
Medical examinations revealed that Rai was suffering from a sodium deficiency and elevated blood pressure. Doctors administered immediate treatment and he is doing significantly better now, Kapoor said.
A team of doctors is monitoring his health. Rai is conversing with others and his condition is stable, he added.
In a post on X late Friday night, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished Rai a speedy recovery.
Rai hails from Varanasi and had contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections against Modi from the parliamentary constituency. The Congress appointed him as the Uttar Pradesh unit chief in 2023.
