Three minors apprehended for allegedly killing 15-year-old boy

New Delhi: Three minors have been apprehended for allegedly killing a 15-year-old boy who lived in a locality near north Delhi’s Inderlok area, police said today.

The accused are boys aged 13, 14 and 15 years and they also alleged that the deceased boy used to bully them in school and also while playing in the locality, said police.

The victim was reported missing on November 19 and his body was found in a decomposed state near the railway tracks close to Zakhira flyover after three days, said police.

The area where the body was found, comes under the jurisdiction of the west district of Delhi Police.

On being questioned, the accused teenagers told the police that the three of them had called the victim near the railway track. The victim then allegedly held one of them and challenged the others to do whatever they could do, leading to a scuffle, said police.

During the scuffle, two of the boys allegedly held the victim and another attacked him with a knife. When he collapsed, the trio fled the spot, police added.