16-yr-old stabs teen to death, injures another
MUMBAI, March 24 -- A 16-year-old boy has been detained for allegedly stabbing to death his friend, also a minor, and seriously injuring another during a violent altercation in Juhu Koliwada on Monday. Both victims are also 16 years old.
The incident followed an earlier dispute among some boys in Khar Danda.
According to police, the deceased, along with the others, had gone to confront the group before both sides later gathered near Harba Mauli bridge around 6am on Monday to resolve the matter.
During the confrontation, the accused allegedly attacked the deceased and another boy, with a sharp weapon knife before fleeing the scene.
One victim succumbed to his injuries, while the other remains in critical condition at Cooper Hospital with wounds to his back and waist, police said.
The father of the deceased, who is the complainant, informed police that he rushed to the scene after being alerted by locals and took his son to the hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival.
Police said the primary dispute was between the accused and the injured boy, but the deceased intervened, leading to the escalation.
A case of murder, attempt to murder and other offences was registered against the accused under relevant sections of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act, police said.
Police said that the accused was traced through his mobile phone and detained on Monday.
He will be produced before the Juvenile Justice Board on Tuesday, said senior inspector Yogesh Shinde. Police are investigating the cause of the altercation....
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