Delhi’s Crime Branch scored a decisive victory by capturing two runaway minors linked to a shocking knife attack that nearly turned fatal. The 15- and 17-year-old siblings, on the run since early February, were finally cornered in their Jahangirpuri hideout, ending a tense month-long manhunt.
Trouble brewed in G-Block when a young boy reported being slapped by the neighbors’ sons. His father, Mukesh, along with his brother, went to address the issue at the boys’ dwelling. Tensions boiled over from heated words to deadly strikes as the teens allegedly pulled out knives.
Mukesh’s brother took the brunt with deep cuts on his shoulder and stomach, and Mukesh got slashed on the hand during the scuffle. The police filed an attempt-to-murder FIR promptly, but the perpetrators vanished into thin air.
Enter the Crime Branch’s elite squad. Under Inspector Sandeep Swamy’s command and ACP Girish Kaushik’s oversight, officers like SI Pradeep Dhul and SI Anil Saroha pieced together clues from local sources and digital tracking. Their persistence paid off with arrests in the same locality where the crime occurred.
Interviews post-capture confirmed the brothers’ involvement. Hailing from a modest background—their dad a daily wager, five sons in the family—the boys had dropped out early from school. Cops believe the assault stemmed from a bid to intimidate rivals and assert control over the slum lanes.
As the investigation deepens, this case spotlights the rising menace of youth violence in urban fringes. Delhi Police remains committed to swift justice, blending old-school intel with modern tools to safeguard communities.