Juvenile dies after assault by two inmates
New Delhi, June 19 -- A 17-year-old boy lodged inside a juvenile correction home at Majnu Ka Tila in north Delhi died allegedly after he was assaulted by two other inmates over a bathing dispute on Tuesday morning, police said on Wednesday.
The two inmates accused of the murder include a 17-year-old boy who was apprehended with the deceased in an attempt to murder case. The other attacker, aged around 20, was apprehended in 2022 in a murder case, police said.
The two have been booked for murder in a case lodged under Section 103 of BNS at the Timarpur police station, officers said.
Deputy commissioner of police (north) Raja Banthia said the Timarpur police received information from Hindu Rao hospital regarding the death of a minor boy on Tuesday.
Investigation found that around 9.15am on Tuesday, an altercation broke out between the teenager and another 17-year-old inmate over who will bathe first in the washing zone. The 17-year-old told a 20-year-old inmate about the altercation, after which the two beat the teenager due to which he collapsed, police said....
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