India, July 7 -- A 15-year-old boy was allegedly stabbed to death by his 16 -year-old cousin over a cigarette, in east Delhi's Mandawali area late on Saturday night, police said on Sunday.

The victim was stabbed allegedly with a shard of glass in front of his grandmother.

Deputy commissioner of police (east) Abhishek Dhania said the victim was brought dead to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital around midnight.

"He had sustained a deep wound under his left arm, believed to have been inflicted with a piece of broken glass," Dhania said.

Both the cousins lived in Subzi Mandi area of Mandawali, and worked as waste pickers. Police have apprehended the accused.

On Saturday night, around midnight, the two were sharing a cigarette near their house...