14-year-old Rohingya refugee stabbed to death after violent argument
New Delhi: An argument among teenagers in the Khajuri Khas district turned violent and led to the death of a 14-year-old Rohingya refugee who was reportedly stabbed in the fight. The police informed on Wednesday that an argument over a minor problem led to the fight.
The incident took place in a residential area of the district on Tuesday night. Both the victim and the accused lived in the same area, according to Maktoob Media. Four young people, aged 18 to 19 years, have been arrested in connection with the incident, and a murder case has been filed.
Hussaid Ahmad, a representative of the Rohingya refugees in the Khajuri Khas settlement, told Maktoob that the boy had gone out to offer night prayers on the occasion of Shab-e-Barat. On his way back, he noticed some local teenagers teasing his elder brother and two other Rohingya minors. When he intervened and asked them to stop, the situation allegedly turned violent.
According to Ahmad, the four accused also assaulted the three other Rohingya minors, who sustained injuries. He said that the 14-year-old suffered serious head injuries and excessive bleeding. “We were trying to arrange for blood supply, but due to non-availability, he could not be saved,” Ahmad said.
He further stated that the community was uncertain why the youngster was targeted, while children in the area said that he was teased for his Rohingya identity. At the same time, Ahmad stated that the refugee community has maintained cordial connections with local residents and has been living in the neighborhood for 15 years.
Referring to the boy’s death, Maktoob quoted the police as saying that the minor sustained multiple stab wounds after being attacked with a sharp object. He was rushed to a nearby hospital and later referred to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, where he died early Wednesday morning.
Maktoob quoted officer Deepak Pandey as saying that the preliminary findings indicate that the boy died due to the intensity of the attack. “He was stabbed multiple times in different places of his body and died shortly after due to a cardiac arrest,” Pandey told Maktoob.
He added that the police had not been able to establish that the attack was identity-based, noting that the accused also belong to the same community. “We are examining the circumstances that led to the quarrel. Four accused are currently in custody,” he told Maktoob .
The three other minors who were allegedly assaulted remain under trauma and have not been able to give detailed statements so far, police said.
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23-year-old man shot dead in Jharkhand's Chatra
Chatra (PTI): A 23-year-old man was allegedly shot dead in Jharkhand's Chatra district, police said on Saturday.
The incident happened near Dhamdhama village on the Chatra-Simariya Road on Friday when the deceased, identified as Karamjeet Kumar alias Vikas Saw, was returning home from court after recording his statement in a case, they said.
"Four rounds were fired, two of which hit him," said Awadhesh Kumar Singh, the in-charge of the Sadar police station.
Efforts are being made to identify those behind the shooting, he said.
