Delhi Police arrest 2 juveniles for stabbing teenager to death in Seelampur

Two juveniles have been arrested for allegedly stabbing a 17yearold boy to death in northeast Delhis Seelampur area police said on Tuesday PTI reportedAs per PTI they said that a knife used in the crime has been recovered and efforts are on to catch another person involved in the killingOn Sunday at 945 pm police received information that a person was lying injured in Delhis Gautampuri following which a team reached the spot and found the boy lying in a pool of blood with stab injuries a senior police officer saidThe police checked nearby CCTV footage and arrested two juveniles PTI reportedDuring interrogation the juveniles revealed that all of them live in the same locality and were bullied by the victim He used to ask them to pay money which they werent able to pay hence they attacked the teenagerAccording to PTI the body has been sent to GTB Hospital for postmortem and a case was filed at Seelampur Police Station the police saidJuvenile escapes police custody during medical examination in Thane districtA 17yearold juvenile recently escaped from police custody while being taken for a medical examination in Maharashtras Thane district authorities reportedThe incident took place when the juvenile who had been placed under police detention was escorted by officers to a hospital for an ossification test ordered by the Juvenile Justice Board to confirm his ageThe test which is commonly used to estimate the age of minors was conducted at a medical facility in Bhiwandi a town in Thane district After the test was completed on Thursday the juvenile managed to slip away from the police team assigned to watch over him despite being under custody for a legal matterAccording to police sources an FIR has been lodged under Section 262 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS which pertains to the resistance or obstruction of a personrsquos lawful apprehension The police are now actively searching for the juvenile with authorities in Bhiwandi leading the effortThe escape has raised concerns regarding the security arrangements made by the police while transporting juveniles for medical examinations The juvenile was reportedly detained in connection with an ongoing case but no further details on the nature of his offence have been released at this stageAuthorities are continuing their investigation and are hopeful that the juvenile will be recaptured shortly They have also assured that steps are being taken to prevent such incidents from recurring in the futureWith agency inputs