India, July 18 -- Three teenagers have been arrested by the Delhi police for allegedly strangling a man to death, gouging his eyes out, and then burying the body near Yamuna riverbank to hide traces of crime, police said.

The matter surfaced after a police official came across the three juveniles while investigating a case regarding a stolen bike.

A police official, after growing suspicious of their behaviour, investigated the minors and found them in possession of two mobile phones. Upon further investigation, the teenagers confessed killing the man and burying his body near Yamuna.

The police then recovered the skeletal remains of the victim near the Yamuna bank in north Delhi.

The deceased was identified as Sonu Kumar, an 18-year-o...