‘My son didn’t deserve to die like this’: Seelampur teen’s murder sparks protest in Delhi | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: In a murder that triggered protests and led to pressure in the world, a 17-year-old boy, Kunal, was stabbed to demise Thursday night by two youngsters in what seems to be a “revenge killing” in northeast Delhi’s Seelampur.
Police have recognized the suspects, who’re on the run, and 10 groups are conducting raids to nab them. A girl named Zikra has been arrested for allegedly abetting the crime and conspiring with the killers, police stated. She and the 2 suspected murderers are allegedly a part of Shoaib-Mastan gang lively in the world, sources stated.
Investigations revealed that the crime was doubtless a fallout of a stabbing incident reported final Nov from the identical space. One of the suspects, who was 17 on the time, was stabbed and injured throughout an altercation. The suspects believed that Kunal was behind that incident and had been in search of revenge.
‘I want justice, my son didn’t deserve to die like this’
Zikra, who was earlier arrested for flaunting weapons on Instagram, allegedly instigated the accused to assault Kunal, police stated. On Thursday, the boys cornered Kunal and stabbed him a number of instances in a lane metres away from his house.

“The injured boy succumbed to his injuries during treatment at hospital,” a senior police officer stated. A case was registered at Seelampur police station beneath part 103 (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. As per the police, Kunal had stepped out briefly to purchase samosas and milk for his household. They had simply returned from GTB Hospital, the place his grandmother had been admitted for the previous 10 days.
Sheesh Pal (60), who adjoining to the place Kunal was stabbed, stated, “I heard some boys arguing outside my door. These kinds of brawls are not unusual here. The next thing I saw was a boy soaked in blood trying to walk towards a clinic. I’ve learned not to interfere. You never know when you’ll be the one attacked.”
Despite heavy bleeding, Kunal staggered on attempting to attain a health care provider, stated a member of the family.
“I was heading to offer prayers when I saw some boys running. I called out to them, but they didn’t stop. Then I saw some children, and when I asked what happened, they said, ‘Chaaku maar diya hai (There has been a stabbing).’ As I rushed ahead, I saw the boy — drenched in blood, stumbling toward the blue door of the clinic, just 10–15 steps away. Even after being stabbed, he had the courage to walk, probably hoping they wouldn’t chase him. He somehow made it to the clinic, but by the time I reached him, he had already bled to death,” stated Mohsin (35), a resident.
When TOI visited the spot, blood stains had been nonetheless seen, a path stretching a number of meters up to the door of the close by clinic. Locals stated that the lane, often busy through the day, turns into quiet and remoted in the night, making it simpler for such incidents to go unnoticed.
“Zikra and her brothers have been threatening my family and many others in the neighbourhood for a long time,” the sufferer’s mom stated.
“They move around in a gang, flaunt their guns, post photos with weapons on social media and instill fear in everyone. Even children are terrified of them. I know it’s them who did this to my child. I want justice. My son didn’t deserve to die like this.” Zikra beforehand labored as a bouncer for jailed gangster Hashim Baba’s spouse, Zoya. She was arrested for flaunting weapons in her posts on Instagram, the place she has 15K followers.