New Delhi: A 16-year-old boy was allegedly stabbed to death following a dispute over a mobile phone in north Delhi ’s Wazirabad late Saturday night. A 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder.
The accused, a resident of Wazirabad, was known to the deceased, police said.
The murder stemmed from a dispute over a mobile phone belonging to the suspect’s mother, which the teenager had allegedly taken a few days ago. He had been asking him to return the phone, and the ensuing argument allegedly escalated into a fatal attack, police explained. DCP (North) Niharika Bhatt denied reports that the teenager was stabbed by a group of men after resisting an attempted mobile phone snatching. She clarified that the incident was the result of a personal dispute between the two acquaintances on the phone.
However, the deceased’s brother, Nitin, told reporters that the family was busy with Diwali preparations when the teenager stepped out to buy firecrackers. Questioning the motive behind the killing, Nitin said the attackers could have taken the money instead of killing his brother. He alleged that some men tried to snatch money from his brother, grabbed him from behind and stabbed him. Further investigation is under way.