17-year-old Stabbed to Death for Protesting Sister's Harassment in Patel Nagar, Incident Caught on Camera

Last Updated: October 29, 2022, 4:14 PM IST

The incident took place on September 25 at WRS Colony under Khamtarai police station limits, and it came to light on Friday evening. (Photo: Shutterstock/Representative)

The footage showed two minor boys attack the victim with a knife and stab him multiple times

The Delhi Police held two minors for stabbing a 17-year-old teenager to death in Delhi’s Patel Nagar area on Friday. At 9.22 pm on Friday, the police received information that a man had been stabbed, a PTI report said.

According to an NDTV report, the victim was killed for protesting his sister’s harassment. The victim was identified as Manoj Kumar Negi and his murder in Patel Nagar was captured on the security camera.

The footage showed two minor boys attack the victim with a knife and stab him multiple times. Seconds later, the victim, stabbed from behind, is seen with the knife stuck near his spinal cord.

The victim belonged to Kumau Gali in Baljeet Nagar and was taken to Sardar Patel Hospital where he was declared dead, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Shweta Chauhan said. Both the assailants, who are juveniles, have been apprehended and the weapon of offence recovered. Further investigation is in progress, the police said.

Based on a statement from his father, a case under sections 302 (murder) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered, Chauhan said.

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