A 17-year-old boy and his neighbour were stabbed to death by a juvenile for over using a public toilet in Maurya Vihar area of North-West Delhi on Wednesday afternoon. According to police, the deceased were identified as Haseem, a painter and his neighbour Vineet (20), a Class XII student. The accused is absconding. The incident took place around 12.30 am in GP Block area when Haseem and the juvenile, who also lives in the nearby colony, got into verbal fight for over using temporary public toilet installed on roadside by the Government.
“The argument turned ugly when Haseem was suddenly stabbed by the juvenile. Seeing his screams, Haseem’s neighbour Vineet rushed to rescue him, but the accused also stabbed him and fled the spot,” said a senior police officer. The duo was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared them brought dead. Haseem and Vineet were close friends.
Meanwhile, some neighbours of victims said that Haseen and the juvenile accused had several fights over a girl in the past. The alteration might have again broke out because of that. Family members of the deceased revealed that they had mentioned about the argument to them but were advised to sort it out as the juvenile boy had bad company. However they denied knowing anything about the girl and the claims.
Several juveniles in the area were rounded up after the incident and a manhunt has been launched. A case of murder has been lodged at the Maurya Enclave police station.