New Delhi: A murder case in Delhi’s Seelampur area was solved within hours of the incident after the police apprehended six people, including two minors, and recovered the knife allegedly used in the crime, officials said on Wednesday.
According to the police, information was received at Seelampur Police Station on Tuesday at around 10.48 p.m. from Jag Pravesh Chandra (JPC) Hospital regarding the admission of a 20-year-old man, identified as Subhan, a resident of Gali No. 7, Shubhas Mohalla, Noor Ilahi, Delhi, with stab injuries.
A police team immediately reached JPC Hospital in Shastri Park, where the injured man was found unconscious and undergoing treatment. He was subsequently referred to Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital for further medical care.
At the hospital, Mohsin, 30, a resident of New Seelampur, who was a friend of the victim, gave his statement to the police.
He said that on Tuesday, at around 9 p.m., he and Subhan were smoking in Central Park when five to six unidentified boys objected to their smoking, leading to an altercation.
During the ensuing scuffle, the boys allegedly attacked Subhan with a knife before fleeing the scene, according to the account provided to the police. Mohsin immediately arranged for the injured man to be taken to JPC Hospital for treatment.
Following the incident, a case was registered at Seelampur Police Station under FIR No. 368/25 dated October 21 under Sections 109(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
An investigation was initiated to identify those involved in the attack and establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.
A dedicated police team was constituted under the leadership of Inspector Abhishek, Station House Officer (SHO) of Seelampur Police Station. The team comprised Inspector Deepak Bhardwaj, Sub-Inspectors Sudhanshu, Shivam and Manjeet, Assistant Sub-Inspector Dharmender, Head Constables Manish, Ajeet, Sohanveer, Sandeep and Dinesh, and Constables Nitin, Paramjeet and Omashish.
The investigation was conducted under the supervision of Sushil Kumar, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Seelampur.
As part of the investigation, the team examined and analysed CCTV footage from areas surrounding the crime scene and gathered evidence from multiple sources to establish the identities of the suspects.
Through sustained investigative efforts, the police apprehended six people, including two minors classified as Children in Conflict with Law (CCLs), officials said.
The apprehended individuals have been identified as Aman Khan alias Arshu (21), a resident of New Seelampur; Afzal Khan (18), a resident of New Seelampur; Abdul Momin (18), a resident of Gautampuri; and Shoaib Mirza (18), a resident of New Seelampur.
The remaining two apprehended individuals are CCLs, both aged around 17 years.
During the investigation, the police recovered a knife allegedly used in the commission of the crime. The clothes reportedly worn by the accused at the time of the incident were also recovered as part of the investigation.
Meanwhile, the police subsequently received information from GTB Hospital that Subhan had succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment.
Following confirmation of his death, Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, pertaining to murder, was added to the case.
The police said further investigation is underway to establish the complete sequence of events leading to the fatal attack and examine the role of each of the apprehended individuals in the case.
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