13-year-old boy kidnaps friend after fight, kills him

The juvenile revealed that he had killed the victim by
hitting him with a stone and also took away his phone

NEW DELHI: An eight-year-old boy was allegedly abducted and killed by his 13-year-old friend in Delhi’s Rohini following a fight, police said.

The accused teenager has been apprehended, they said. Both the accused and victim got into a fight a few days back, the police said, adding that since that incident, the accused wanted to take revenge. The victim’s family approached the police after he went missing on Saturday afternoon. The family had last seen their boy playing outside the house with his friend. Initially, the investigators could not trace the boy but when they questioned his 13-year-old friend, they found out that the victim was taken to a jungle and killed, officials said.

Based on the statement of the victim’s mother, a case was registered under sections of kidnapping and the 13-year-old was questioned. The juvenile revealed that he had killed the victim by hitting him with a stone and also took away his phone, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Rohini) Pranav Tayal said.

The victim’s body and mobile phone were recovered from a jungle area in Sohati village, he said.  “The accused has been booked for murder and sent to an observation home. Our probe revealed that the juvenile had planned to assault the victim ‘to settle scores’ but fled after the victim died during the assault,” he added.