New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death allegedly by at least three teenagers following an altercation over a petty issue in outer Delhi's Mangolpuri on Sunday night, police said on Monday.

All three juvenile accused were apprehended and booked for murder. A case was registered under Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at the Mangolpuri police station, police said.

Although the exact reason for the quarrel is being probed, police said preliminary investigation suggests the argument began when the 17-year-old refused to give cigarettes to the group near a local park.

Deputy commissioner of police (outer) Sachin Sharma said around 9pm on Sunday, the police control room received a call about the stabbing ...