17-year-old boy stabbed as he tries to save sister from harassment in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Objecting to lewd remarks directed at his sister by five youths in southeast Delhi’s Govindpuri proved fatal for a 17-year-old boy, who was first thrashed and then stabbed in full view of his sister. The boy was taken to AIIMS Trauma Centre, where he underwent surgery. After the assailants were identified as residents of the same neighbourhood, police began tracking them and by Friday night had apprehended three youths and two juveniles.
The accused have been identified as Kishan (20), Jishan (18) and Ritik (18). The injured boy has been identified as a resident of Sarvodaya Camp, a slum cluster in Kalkaji. According to the cops, a phone call was received on Friday afternoon about a few youths getting embroiled in a skirmish after an argument near Sarvodaya Vidyalaya in Kalkaji that had led to one person receiving stab wounds. A police team reached the spot immediately to find that the wounded teenager had been rushed to hospital.
At AIIMS Trauma Centre, the cops found that the injured teenager had been shifted to an operation theatre. The statement of the boy could not be recorded, but during the initial probe, police were able to ascertain that he was attacked when he and his 18-year-old sister were returning home from school.
“During questioning, the boy’s sister, who is an eyewitness in the case, stated that when she and her brother were returning from school, some youths started following her,” revealed a senior police officer. “The girl said they made lewd remarks for her to hear and to which her brother objected. On this, they picked a fight with him and during the scuffle, one of the three took out a knife and stabbed the boy on the left side of his abdomen. Seeing him collapse and hearing his sister calling for help, the accused fled.” She also told police that she could identify her brother’s attackers.
The girl told police that she had then called her father, after which her brother was taken to hospital. According to the teenager, her brother underwent surgery and was in the intensive care unit at the hospital.
R P Meena, DCP (Southeast), said that a case had been registered against the three men under the Indian Penal Code for attempt to murder, stalking and intending to insult the modesty of a woman. “During the initial probe, the accused were identified as residents of Giri Nagar jhuggi cluster in Govindpuri. Several teams were formed to go after them, leading to their arrest,” Meena said.