Delhi Police apprehended a 16-year-old boy, who was wanted in a brutal murder case of Neb Sarai area in which a man was murdered and buried in the forest in November last year, police said on Saturday.
According to the police, the juvenile is also allegedly involved in two murders and one attempt to murder cases in South and South-East Delhi previously.
Based on secret information that the juvenile is out to murder his fifth victim, the police team on patrolling duty caught him in Madangir area at Ambedkar Nagar. Police recovered two country-made pistols and two live cartridges from his possession.
A senior police officer said, “The juvenile was looking for his rival Sunny to take revenge. Sunny had broken the former’s legs in 2014 and since then the juvenile is unable to walk properly as during treatment metal rods were placed in his both legs to restore his mobility.”
The juvenile is a resident of South East Delhi. He has never gone to school. His parents are daily-wage labourers, police said.
“He appears to have no direction as to where he is headed. He comes from a poor family background and has no schooling. He came in contact with wrong friend circle at a very young age,” said the officer.
During interrogation, the juvenile was found to be wanted in a murder case of Neb Sarai area in which a man, 23-year-old Hemraj, was stabbed multiple times and then buried in Asola bird sanctuary jungle, police said. Five persons including two juveniles had been apprehended in the case.
Police said the teenager committed his first murder when he was 14-years old. He had allegedly killed his first victim after an altercation in 2014. The same year, he was allegedly involved in a robbery-cum-murder case. He was later allegedly involved in an attempt to murder case in 2015. The juvenile had been apprehended in earlier cases and sent to a correction home, police said.
Police said the juvenile operated alone between 2014 and 2015. later, he started working with accomplices to commit crimes.
Police said that investigation is on to find out how the juvenile came into possession of the two pistols and live cartridges. He will be produced before the Juvenile Justice Board.