Overview
- The 17-year-old, identified as Mohit, died early January 6 after a group attack in east Delhi that followed a verbal dispute.
- Delhi Police apprehended six minors and registered an FIR under BNS sections 103(1), 115(2), 126(2) and 3(5).
- An eyewitness told officers the boy was surrounded and repeatedly punched and kicked, and a bystander who intervened was also attacked.
- Doctors received the unconscious teen at Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, referred him to GTB Hospital, and declared him unfit to give a statement before he died around 1 am.
- Investigators examined the scene with forensic teams, are noting reports of a social-media comment as a possible trigger, and are withholding identities because the suspects are juveniles.