India, April 19 -- The Delhi Police has arrested a 25-year-old woman, Zikra Khan, who calls herself "Lady Don", in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old boy in Delhi's Seelampur.

The victim, Kunal, was killed around 6pm on Thursday, just a few metres from his house.

Police said Kunal was killed in a revenge attack, alluding to an earlier altercation between an associate of his and one of the suspects. During interrogation, Zikra confessed to being involved in the murder, according to the police.

The incident led to late-night protests by the teenager's family and neighbours, prompting the deployment of security forces and drawing in the national capital's top political leaders.

Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta has assure...