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New Delhi: Police in Delhi on Sunday said that nine people including a minor and a woman have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 17-year-old boy in Delhi’s Saleempur.
Official sources in the Delhi police sources said that the main accused, ‘Lady Don’ Zikra, along with Sahil (18), Zahida (42), Nafish (32), Sohaib (35), Aneesh (19), Vikas (29)and two minors aged about 17 and 15 years, have been taken into custody.
Earlier, Delhi police teams from the North-East District carried out raids across Delhi-NCR, including Ghaziabad, Meerut, Moradabad, and Amroha in Uttar Pradesh. Based on technical surveillance, clues, and local inputs, the suspects were arrested on April 20.
During the investigation, evidence was collected against Zikra, Sahil, and two minors referred to as “Children in Conflict with Law” (CCLs). Police allege that these individuals planned the attack on the victim, Kunal.
The police said, “Relevant evidence was collected, which confirmed the involvement of the accused in this heinous crime during the probe.”
It was revealed that Sahil had an old rivalry with Kunal. On April 17, the group allegedly caught Kunal and stabbed him multiple times.
The victim was identified as Kunal, a 17-year-old boy from the New Seelampur area in Delhi.
A case was registered at Seelampur Police Station under Sections 103(1)/3(5), and an investigation began. Given the seriousness of the case, the Operations Wing of North-East Delhi joined the Seelampur Police team. Multiple teams were formed to trace and arrest those involved.
