
- Four minors were arrested in connection with a murder in Bawana, Delhi
- The victim was found unconscious and injured near a petrol pump on June 26
- A knife and stolen items were recovered from the juveniles during the investigation
Four Juveniles have been apprehended after nearly a week in connection with the alleged murder of a man in Delhi's Bawana, police said in a release.
Delhi Police's Bawana unit has solved a murder-cum-robbery case within days of the crime, apprehending four juveniles identified as Children in Conflict with Law (CCLs), who were also involved in a second robbery just days later, the release added.
Police received information on June 26 about an unconscious and severely injured male lying near a petrol pump in DSIIDC Park, Bawana Industrial Area.
The victim, estimated to be around 30-35 years old, was rushed to Maharishi Valmiki Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead, following which a case was registered at Bawana police station.
Station House Officer Bawana, under the supervision of Assistant Commissioner of Police Bawana and Deputy Commissioner of Police Outer North District Hareshwar V Swami, helped crack the case.
The dead man was identified as Avdhesh Yadav, a native of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh, through his brother Sonu Yadav.
Technical surveillance was mounted, and the four juveniles were apprehended after suspicious movement of a group of individuals around the time of the incident was detected.
The weapon, a knife, was recovered from one CCL, along with Yadav's stolen mobile phone, purse, and documents.
Additionally, a mobile phone, linked to another robbery case, was recovered.
The CCLs admitted to robbing Pinku Kumar on June 29, days after Yadav's murder on June 25.
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