A 15-year-old boy has been apprehended for allegedly killing a man and fleeing with cash and mobile phones in the Metro Vihar area of Outer North Delhi, an official said on Monday. The juvenile was identified and caught with the help of CCTV footage from the scene, the official added, a PTI report said.
"On June 29, a PCR call was received at Narela Industrial Area Police Station regarding a dead body found at a house in Metro Vihar Phase 2. A police team rushed to the spot and found Sunil Mandal (30) lying on the ground of the house with his throat slit," said the police officer.
Mandal, a native of Bihar, worked as a contractor for wedding functions and lived alone at the location, the official said. A crime team, along with forensic experts, visited the scene to collect evidence. Several items were seized, including blood-stained materials, a SIM card, and a broken mobile phone.
"Mandal was shifted to a hospital in Narela, where he was declared brought dead and later sent to BJRM mortuary for postmortem," said the officer. Based on the statement of Lallu, a friend of the deceased who discovered the body, an FIR was registered and further investigation was taken up.
During the probe, CCTV footage revealed that on the night of June 28, a young boy entered the house with the victim at around 10:30 pm and left alone at 1:33 am, scaling the gate. "The juvenile was identified and apprehended. During interrogation, he confessed to killing the man and stealing Rs 1,500 and two mobile phones," the officer claimed.
According to a PTI report, the juvenile had smashed a 'tawa' (pan) on the head of the victim and slit his neck before fleeing with the cash and mobile phones. The police have recovered the kitchen knife and the tawa, along with the stolen cash and phones.
Further investigation is underway, the officer said.