New Delhi, Nov 9 A man allegedly beat a juvenile to death with an iron rod in central Delhi’s Anand Parbat area on Monday, police said. The attack followed a dispute involving the man’s child and the victim over bursting firecrackers.
“The argument soon escalated into a physical confrontation, following which the father of one of the juveniles allegedly intervened and attacked the other boy with an iron rod,” a senior police officer said.
The victim sustained serious injuries in the assault and was rushed to Lady Hardinge Hospital. However, doctors declared him brought dead, the officer said.
Following the incident, a police team from Anand Parbat police station reached the spot and initiated an investigation. The circumstances leading to the altercation and the sequence of events preceding the fatal assault are being examined.
Police have apprehended both accused, including the juvenile allegedly involved in the initial altercation. The role of each accused in the incident is being ascertained as part of the investigation. An FIR was registered at Anand Parbat police station under section 103(1) (murder) of the BNS.
Further investigation is underway, police said.
(PTI News)
