Four juveniles were apprehended for allegedly robbing a man's mobile phone and cash after killing him, police said on Wednesday.
A senior police officer said that Sarpansu, who was in his 20s, was stabbed to death by unidentified people on October 19 in Outer Delhi's Nangloi area.
During investigation, cops found that the victim had come to Delhi a few days ago in search of a job. Further, it was found that one of the accused resides in Sultanpuri jhuggi, said a senior police officer
"A raid was conducted and one of the juveniles was apprehended on Tuesday," said MN Tiwari, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer). The other juveniles were subsequently apprehended. The robbed mobile phone of the deceased and the knife used in the killing was seized from their possession, he said.
On the day of the incident, the juveniles were present near the Nangloi railway line and when they saw Sarpansu carrying an Android cell phone, they decided to rob him, said the officer. One of them went to Sarpansu and asked for a cigarette from him.
When the victim refused, all the juveniles picked up a quarrel with him, added the officer. later, one of them stabbed the victim and others robbed Sarpansu's cell phone and `400 from his pocket, he said.