India, May 24 -- A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death in full public view allegedly by two minors in north Delhi's Burari on Thursday afternoon, after he reportedly refused to join a local gang, police said, adding that the two minors were apprehended later that night.

According to the boy's family, he pleaded for help from bystanders during the assault, but no one intervened.

CCTV footage of the incident, reviewed by investigators, shows one of the assailants stabbing the teenager at least 15 times while dragging him by the neck along a busy main road. Pedestrians can be seen walking by, indifferent to the violence. Moments into the attack, the victim's friend attempts to step in but is also assaulted.

Deputy Commissioner of Police ...