NEW DELHI: A 42-year-old man allegedly beat a juvenile to death with an iron rod in central Delhi’s Anand Parbat area on Monday following an argument between two minors after one of them burst firecrackers near the other’s son, police said.The incident took place at Punjabi Basti in Baljeet Nagar, where the victim was bursting firecrackers near another juvenile. This led to a verbal altercation between the two boys, following which the father of one of them intervened, a senior police officer said.The accused, identified as Munna (42), allegedly came out of his house, picked up an iron rod and attacked the victim, the officer said.“The argument soon escalated into a physical confrontation, following which the father of one of the juveniles allegedly intervened and attacked the other boy with an iron rod,” the officer said.The victim sustained serious injuries and was rushed to Lady Hardinge Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead, the officer said.A police team from Anand Parbat police station reached the spot following the incident and initiated an investigation. The circumstances leading to the altercation and the sequence of events preceding the fatal assault are being examined.Police have apprehended both accused, including Munna and the juvenile allegedly involved in the initial altercation. The role of each accused in the incident is being ascertained as part of the investigation.An FIR has been registered at Anand Parbat police station under Section 103(1) (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).Police are also examining witness statements and other evidence to establish the exact sequence of events that led to the fatal assault.Further investigation is underway, police said.(With Agency Inputs)
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