Stabbed outside school, teen enters police station with knife in chest, 3 held

Three minors have been apprehended for allegedly stabbing a 15-year-old boy outside his school in the Paharganj area, Central Delhi, the police said on Saturday.

The incident took place on September 4 when the victim reached the Paharganj police station with a knife lodged in his chest, the police said in an official statement.

He was rushed to Kalawati Saran Hospital and later referred to RML Hospital, where doctors successfully removed the knife from his chest, they said.

Preliminary inquiry revealed that about 10-15 days ago, one of the accused minors was beaten by some boys. He suspected the victim of having instigated the assault. To take revenge, the boy and his two associates confronted the victim near his school gate and stabbed him, according to the police.

“One of the minors stabbed him with a knife while his associates restrained him. One of them even threatened the boy with a broken beer bottle before the stabbing,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Nidhin Valsan said.

A case has been registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act at the Paharganj police station.

Through local intelligence and quick raids, all three accused, aged between 15 and 16, were apprehended from the Aram Bagh area within hours of the case being registered, the police said.