16-year-old arrested for stabbing 20-year-old to death over old rivalry in Panchkula
Police said the minor was previously involved in serious crimes and had a murder case registered against him in Chandigarh in 2023
A 16-year-old was arrested for allegedly stabbing a 20-year-old youth to death over an old rivalry in Panchkula on Monday night.
The deceased, Mohit Singh, a resident of Rajiv Colony, Sector 17, had gone out for a walk with friends around 3 pm on Monday. Around 11.30 pm, near New Labour Chowk in Indira Colony, the accused allegedly attacked Mohit with a knife. The minor stabbed Mohit twice in the right side of his chest, causing him to collapse. His friend Sonu rushed him to Civil Hospital in Sector 6, where doctors declared him dead.
Mohit worked as a vegetable vendor with his father at the farmers’ market.
The accused, a 16-year-old minor, has been taken into police custody. Police said the minor was previously involved in serious crimes and had a murder case registered against him in Chandigarh in 2023.
Panchkula DCP Srishti Gupta said, “Upon receiving information about the incident, Sector-16 outpost in-charge Bhim Singh took the accused into custody today. The matter is being thoroughly investigated. Preliminary investigation shows there was an ongoing dispute between Mohit and the accused. This enmity led to the accused stabbing Mohit with a knife around 11.30 pm on Monday night. We have registered a case at Sector 14 police station under Section 103 of the BNS, 2023.”
