16-yr-old girl stabbed; juvenile, kin at large
New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- A 16-year-old girl is battling for her life at a government hospital after a minor boy living in her neighbourhood at Sunder Nagri near Nand Nagri in northeast Delhi on Wednesday night stabbed multiple times, said police officers on Sunday. The accused is aged around 17, and is absconding along with his father and elder brother, police said. The brother a friend of the victim, the police said, adding that multiple teams have been deployed to search the accused and his family members.
A case has been registered for attempt to murder. "The exact motive behind the attack would be ascertained only after we question them. Prima facie, it appears to be a matter of personal or family dispute," said a police officer.
The girl lives with her parents and three sisters in Sunder Nagri. Her father works as a tailor in Gandhi Nagar and mother is a homemaker. On Wednesday night, the girl was standing outside a local dental clinic when the accused attacked her.
She sustained multiple stab wounds to her abdomen, chest, shoulder, wrist and hand.
The Nand Nagri police station received a call around 9.30pm from the girl's mother. By the time, a police team reached the spot, the girl was already taken to Guru Teg Bahadur hospital," the officer said, adding that medical report revealed nine stab injuries. "The girl was unconscious and her condition was serious. She was put on ventilator support," the officer said....
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