Overview

• A 17-year-old named Aryan was struck by two bullets near an Azadpur foot overbridge late Monday and admitted to the Civil Lines trauma centre.
• His mother identified three suspects from Jahangirpuri as Laddu, Shamsher and Shanu, prompting a manhunt by Delhi Police.
• Police registered the case under Sections 109(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita plus Sections 25, 27, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act.
• A police crime team and FSL experts were summoned to collect evidence at the scene as investigators probe motives including personal enmity and gang rivalries.
• The latest incident follows months of youth-perpetrated shootings in northeast Delhi and reflects a broader crackdown on juvenile-led violence under updated legal frameworks.