Overview
- The stabbing, which unfolded Tuesday evening, left Rajeev, 19, fatally wounded on his street in MCD Colony and he died at a Shalimar Bagh hospital.
- Police say a group returned after a quarrel the previous day and a 15-year-old allegedly delivered the fatal knife blow.
- Investigators used CCTV footage and local enquiries to trace six suspects aged 14 to 16 who were trying to evade arrest.
- Officers recovered the knife, booked the group for murder and assault, and are conducting raids to find any other associates.
- Indian law allows juveniles accused of heinous crimes to be tried as adults in some cases, which could shape the next steps in this investigation.