New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Police on Thursday said they have apprehended five minors for allegedly stabbing and critically injuring a 27-year-old man inside the Shastri Nagar Metro Station on Republic Day. The attack occurred in the unpaid area before security checks, allowing the assailants to flee immediately afterward, officials said.

The victim, Anil Sharma, a resident of Shastri Nagar, was on his way to meet a friend around 11am on Monday when he was called over by a group of boys near the station's frisking point, investigators said.

A senior police officer said, "The 16-year-old primary accused alleged that Sharma had been posting photos of his sister online. To 'teach him a lesson', he called his friends and brought a knife and anoth...