Teenager's Body Found in Water Treatment Plant Amid Gang Violence in Delhi

A 14-year-old boy was murdered in a gang rivalry at Samaypur Badli in Delhi, with his body found at the Haiderpur water treatment plant two days later. Police have arrested two men and apprehended four minor boys in connection with the crime. The victim was reportedly targeted by a gang member who suspected him of being an informant.

Key Takeaways:

• The 14-year-old victim was abducted and murdered on the intervening night of June 29 and 30 in a gang rivalry at Samaypur Badli.
• Two men, Krishna Mehto, 19, and Ashmit Singh, 18, were arrested in connection with the murder.
• Four minor boys were also apprehended in connection with the crime.
• Mehto's interrogation revealed that he was humiliated and brutally beaten up by members of the notorious Badhawar gang on Diwali last year.
• Mehto suspected the 14-year-old boy and his friends of being informers and conniving with the Badhawars in the assault.
• The Badhawar gang is involved in robbery and bootlegging.
• The Haiderpur water treatment plant receives bodies like the victim's due to a lack of a mechanism to prevent them from flowing into the plant.

Statistics:

• 14-year-old victim was murdered in a gang rivalry.
• Two men, Krishna Mehto, 19, and Ashmit Singh, 18, were arrested in connection with the murder.
• Four minor boys were also apprehended in connection with the crime.
• Diwali (November 2019) was the time when Mehto was humiliated and brutally beaten up by the Badhawar gang.

Sources:

• Hindustan Times, "Teenager's body found in water treatment plant amid fears of gang rivalry in Delhi" (no date, July 4 — indicates the publication date)