Teenage boy lynched in Delhi on suspicion of being thief

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A teenager who had entered a house to allegedly steal valuables was lynched by locals in northwest Delhi’s Mukundpur in the early hours of Tuesday, following which three people were arrested, police said.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest) Aslam Khan said the 16-year-old boy had entered a house to setal valuables, but was caught by the owner and beaten to death by some locals.

A case has been registered at the Bhalaswa Dairy police station. Three of the accused had been arrested while three others were absconding, the police official said. PTI