He was admitted to Hedgewar Hospital and sustained severe injuries…
New Delhi: On Wednesday, 04 September 2024, Police said, a 15-year-old boy stabbed a momo seller to death in Delhi's Preet Vihar to avenge his mother's death.
Police added that the case was solved within three hours.
On Tuesday, 35-year-old Kapil, a resident of Jagat Puri, was admitted to Hedgewar Hospital and sustained severe injuries as he was stabbed multiple times.
He later died due to several injuries.
A case of murder was registered by the police who began checking CCTV footage around Kapil's house. Locals said Kapil ran a momo shop in Jagat Puri and lived alone after his wife. Recently his wife left him and returned to Nepal, his father told police.
Based on an investigation, a 15-year-old was detained and he confessed to committing the murder, police said. The weapon he used was recovered at his instance.
Police said the teen worked at Kapil's momo shop with his mother before she died from electrocution a month ago.
The boy blamed Kapil for his mother's death and planned the murder as an act of revenge from him, police said.
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