An 18-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly strangling a minor boy to death after the victim’s elder sister spurned his advances. The boy has been identified as Prince, who was strangled to death.
His body was recovered near his house a day after he went missing. The accused, on the other hand, has been identified as lakhan. The shocking incident took place in South-West Delhi’s Sagarpur area on April 28 when 12-year-old Prince had gone missing. His dead body was recovered the next day.
“lakhan had come to Delhi around eight years back for pursuing his study. He started living with his sister and brother-in-law who lived as tenant of deceased’s parents. He studied with sister of the boy and developed affection for her. later on he shifted to a nearby Jagdamba Vihar and continued his love and affection for her,” said Addition DCP (South West) Nupur Prasad.
The girl had spurned his advances and started avoiding him recently. He nursed a grudge against her and the accused decided to teach the girl a lesson by luring her younger brother to a secluded place on the pretext of taking a hike. He throttled his victim and threw the body into the bramble, she added.
To throw the family off scent, he even joined them in their search for the missing boy. He has appeared in Class XII exam this year.
Police had registered an FIR in this connection on April 28 after the victim’s uncle had registered a missing complaint. The dead body was found the next day and a post-mortem report of the deceased indicated that he was strangulated.