Overview
- A clash between teen groups near the Harba Mauli bridge in Juhu Koliwada turned into a knife attack Sunday night around 8:15 pm, killing Prem Harijan, 16, and leaving his friend Harsh Jha, 16, in critical condition.
- Mumbai Police traced the suspect, identified as Faizan, through his mobile phone and detained him early Monday, and he is now in juvenile custody.
- Investigators registered murder and attempted murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, India’s new criminal code, as well as the Arms Act.
- Senior officers said the boy will be produced before the Juvenile Justice Board on Tuesday as they work to establish motive and the exact sequence of events.
- Reports differ on whether the accused is 15 or 16, and relatives say he lives in Surat and came to Mumbai to visit his mother for Eid.