Overview
- A class 9 student named Arun was stabbed during a Durga idol immersion procession in Pitampura and was declared brought dead at BSA Hospital while his friend Ashu was admitted with stab wounds.
- Police identified and apprehended four local juveniles described as children in conflict with law after technical surveillance and local inquiries led investigators to suspects.
- Officers recovered a blood-stained dagger that they say was the suspected weapon at the instance of one arrested juvenile.
- An FIR was registered at Maurya Enclave police station under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for murder (103(1)), attempt to murder (109(1)) and common intention (3(5)), and formal investigations are ongoing.
- Witness testimony says the violence may trace to a comment on a girl's Instagram made about a year ago, and the case raises questions about youth violence at crowded public processions and how juvenile suspects will be processed under law.