India, Jan. 23 -- New Delhi A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death allegedly by a group of six to seven people while he was taking space for a bonfire in outer north Delhi's Samaypur Badli on Wednesday evening, police said on Thursday as they arrested four accused and apprehended a minor a day later.

Police identified the four arrested accused as Ajay Pandit (20); Sunny Singh (19); Raju (19); Suraj Prakash (18), besides the apprehended minor, aged around 17.

The victim, who used to do odd jobs to support his family in Siraspur, had allegedly made some remark last month against one of the accused which the latter didn't appreciate and later decided to "teach him a lesson", said officials.

According to police, the victim and his friends ...