In a shocking incident, three minors allegedly stabbed a 25-year-old man to death in Delhis Hazrat Nizamuddin area, said the police on Sunday. Then, his body was subsequently set on fire with the use of dry grass and cloth.3 minors stabbed Delhi man to deathOne of the three teenage accused was sexually assaulted by the victim. Amid this, they decided to murder as a revenge act, said the police.Citing a senior police officer, the news agency PTI said, “We have apprehended the three juveniles who are in the age group of 16 and 17, after information was received about the incident on the night of December 23.”According to the police, the man was stabbed, and then his body was kept near Khusro Park. The accused were then arrested by police from the Nizamuddin Basti area.Accused trio confess to their crimeMoreover, the accused also admitted that they had killed the man, following which, police teams reached the spot along with the juveniles and a half-burnt body was found in the park, said the police officer.We took custody of the body which was sent for autopsy at AIIMS. An FIR of murder and hiding evidence of crime was registered. The accused told police that they murdered the man on the night of December 21 and tried to burn his body by putting dry grass and cloth, the police said.Investigation is onWe have recovered the weapon used in the murder, stones and a stick. The deceased was a bad character of Hazrat Nizamuddin police station. Further investigation is being carried out, said the police officer.The murder plan was hatched by one of the accused who was allegedly sexually exploited by the victim, police said.
