Raising voice against objectionable remarks passed by delinquents in his vicinity turned out to be fatal for a 17-year-old helper of a furniture showroom in Kirti Nagar.
Two accused — identified as Sonu and Ramu, alias Raman — have been arrested by the Delhi Police in connection with the murder.
Around 500 people in Kirti Nagar protested in front of the Kirti Nagar police station against police inaction in the alleged murder of Manoj.
At the time of protest, some miscreants allegedly damaged a bike of a beat staff and also dismantled a temporary structure belonging to Delhi Transco ltd. They also indulged in stone pelting at police personnel where the Station House Officer of Kirti Nagar police station and one Sub-Inspector sustained minor injuries.
On Sunday night, the 17-year-old boy, Manoj was stabbed to death by a group of four persons near his house.
Manoj’s brother, Ramesh told The Pioneer how two weeks before the night his younger brother was brutally murdered, “We have filed several complaints to the police alleging that the four persons- Ramu, Sonu, Rahul and Munna were passing lewd remarks against young girls in the area. Even on Saturday, we had approached the local police to take strict action.”
lamenting the loss of his brother to a fight over safety of girls in their area, Ramesh said, “My brother took for his friend, Ravi. It was after Ravi’s sister was allegedly eve-teased by these four persons that Manoj accompanied Ravi to the police.”
On Saturday night as well, the four people had tried to break the main door of the house, slapped Manoj. We did not know that this issue would turn out to be fatal for my brother,” added Ramesh.
Youngest among six siblings, Manoj lived with his family in Chunna Bhatti Chowk, area of Kirti Nagar.
Police said that the incident was reported around 10:30pm on Sunday night when police received information that a man has been found to be lying in a pool of blood.
Upon enquiry, police found that Manoj was allegedly stabbed by four people on his head, neck and chest, after which they fled from the spot.
A team of local police rushed Manoj to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead by the doctors.
Kumar said, “During the course of investigation, police found that the accused lives 50 metres away from the house of the deceased, Manoj. A week before the night of the murder, both the accused and the victim had heated argument on the issue of passing objectionable remarks against females of each other’s families.”
However, no formal complaint or PCR call was made to the police.
“Police further said that there have been cases of hurt and attempt to murder amongst families of both the victim and the accused. During the investigation of a kiddnapping case registered on December 10 last year, the deceased’s brother was enquired by the beat staff at the information of Sonu (alleged of the present case),” said the DCP.
Further investigation in the matter is on.