Delhi Murder Case: Teenager Killed in Tronica City
The prime suspect has been identified as Waseem Khan, a resident of Khajuri in Delhi. Along with his friends, Mohammad Sahil and Mohammad Rehan, he called the victim for an outing at Londi’s Tronica City.
On July 22, the three took the boy to an isolated spot on the pretext of offering him chole bhature and then allegedly killed the victim, hiding his body in bushes in Ilaichipur in Loni’s Tronica City.
Arrest of Suspects
The police apprehended the three accused from Qasim Vihar under the jurisdiction of Tronica City police station on Thursday. Waseem and Sahil worked as electricians, while Rehan was a Class 10 student.
Motive Behind the Crime
Ghaziabad police revealed that the main suspect, Waseem Khan, was displeased with the victim for following a girl on Instagram. An altercation over social media posts on July 21 escalated into a fatal confrontation.
“The deceased, about a month ago, started following a girl on Instagram. Waseem used to follow the same girl. Waseem used to get angry whenever the deceased used to like or comment on the same pictures, which eventually led to a fight,” Siddharth Gautam, ACP of the Loni circle, said.
Details of the Incident
The suspect planned to eliminate the teenager and lured him to Loni’s Tronica City under the guise of an outing. The three assailants admitted to stabbing the victim 12 times before fleeing the scene. The autopsy report indicated 27 different injuries across the victim’s body.
