In an incident highlighting crimes committed by juveniles, a 15-year-old boy allegedly stabbed the husband of his ex-girlfriend to death since he was jealous of him in east Delhi’s Kalyanpuri area on Sunday. The police have arrested the accused after the incident.
According to a senior police official, the deceased identified as Sumit (22) was stabbed twice on Sunday by the juvenile while he was returning home in the evening that day.
The police official further said that Sumit had got married to the ex-girlfriend of the juvenile around one-and-a-half months back and that had angered the latter.
“The accused was planning the murder since sometime and had pent up anger as he was jealous of his former girlfriend’s husband,” said the police official.
He was upset that the girl had left him for her present husband and attacked Sumit on January 1 with a knife, he added.
The incident created chaos in the locality and locals nearby rushed to help the victim. Meanwhile, the accused sensing trouble tried absconding but was caught by locals and thrashed.
A call to the police was also made and a team immediately reached the spot and arrested the juvenile.
The victim was rushed to the nearby hospital as he was bleeding profusely. The doctors tried resuscitating him but in vain. They declared him dead after an hour.
Police said, Sumit worked as a sweeper in Noida. The juvenile, who was identified and arrested was sent to a juvenile home.
A case under relevant Sections of the Indian Penal Code was registered at the Kalyanpuri Police station. Police said they are investigating whether Sumit and the juvenile knew each other from before.