A 20-year-old youth was allegedly stabbed after he resisted a knife-point robbery in Delhi's Burari area, and Delhi Police have apprehended four juveniles in the case, according to an official police statement reported by news agency ANI on Friday, November 13.

Source: ANI via Daily Prabhat

According to Delhi Police, the incident took place on November 6 near Burari Pusta Ground, opposite Apex Public School, when a group of four to five youths allegedly approached the victim, Jay Kumar (20), and his six friends, threatened them with knives and robbed them of five mobile phones and cash.

Police said that when Kumar refused to hand over his iPhone 17, one of the accused allegedly stabbed him in the back of his left thigh with a knife before the group fled from the spot towards Milan Vihar. The injured youth was taken to Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital by PCR staff for treatment. A case was registered at Wazirabad Police Station under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

CCTV and phone records led police to the juveniles

A police team used CCTV footage, call detail records and local intelligence to identify the suspects, according to a summary of the police account published by Particle News. Police said the detained juveniles allegedly planned the robbery in Bengali Colony, sold the five stolen phones and split the proceeds, and that a knife linked to the crime was recovered.

Source: Particle News

All four apprehended juveniles, aged between 16 and 17 years, have been sent to an observation home, police said. Efforts are being made to apprehend two other alleged associates who are still absconding, and further investigation is underway. The accused are minors, and their identities have not been disclosed.