NEW DELHI: A 17-year-old boy died and another teenager was injured after a stabbing during a wedding procession in northwest Delhi’s Rani Bagh late Friday night. The incident took place around 11.15pm when a quarrel broke out between two groups of boys attending the celebration. According to police, the situation escalated into a scuffle, during which a young man was attacked with a knife. A friend of the deceased said the victim had tried to step in and calm the situation but was mistakenly targeted by another individual present at the venue. It is still not clear whether the victim was involved in the fight or was only attempting to intervene. One of the injured boys is currently undergoing treatment in hospital.“Our friend had attended a wedding. While he was there, a scuffle broke out among some children. He must have stepped in to intervene. An older individual present there saw the commotion, perhaps thinking he was hitting the children. They did not actually know whether he was hitting anyone or not. However, when he stepped into the middle of the altercation to intervene, that individual stabbed him with a knife. There were two of our friends who were stabbed. One of our friends has passed away, and the other is currently hospitalised,” he said. Police have detained the main accused along with an accomplice. The knife used in the attack has also been recovered. Further investigation is underway. In a separate case, police in outer north Delhi’s Alipur area solved a murder within hours after a stabbing at a de-addiction centre in Hiranki. The victim, identified as 22-year-old Arun Kumar from Burari, was found injured and later declared dead. A case was registered under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Alipur police station. A special team led by Inspector Vivek, under the supervision of Inspector Shailender Sharma and ACP/SP Badli, was formed to track the accused. The police arrested the suspect, Arun Joshi (27), at the scene. A blood-stained knife believed to be the weapon used in the crime was recovered from his possession.
