A 17-year-old boy was beaten to death on Monday afternoon by two men in a road rage incident in Ghaziabad’s Loni after the motorcycle he was riding with two friends collided with their car, police said.
HT reported earlier that police have arrested one of the accused, while efforts are underway to trace the second suspect.
Slapped and kicked
According to the victim’s family, the confrontation began immediately after the motorcycle hit the car.
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The victim’s brother alleged in his complaint, “The bike passed next to the car, after which a man came out and slapped my brother several times. The men then forcefully took him into their car and took him to their real estate office nearby. They asked his two friends to follow them there.”
The three teenagers left Mustafaabad around 3.30pm and were heading towards a swimming pool on Behta Road when the accident occurred, police said.
Friends found him lying unconscious
The complaint stated that when the victim’s two friends arrived at the office, they found him lying on the floor.
According to the FIR, one of the accused was allegedly kicking the teenager repeatedly.
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“A friend splashed water on his face, but he did not respond. The defendant then warned them to take him away or face similar consequences,” the complaint states.
The injured teenager was taken to a hospital in Delhi, where doctors declared him dead.
The case has been registered
Following the incident, the Loni border police registered an FIR under Sections 103(1) (murder) and 3(5) (common intention) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita on Monday night.
Police said that one of the accused has been arrested, while the other is still on the run.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Surendra Nath Tiwari said investigators did not find any major external injuries visible on the victim’s body, although a mark was noted around his throat.
He added, “The suspects assaulted him and took him to their office, about 400 meters from the scene. Teams were formed to track down the fleeing accused.”
Loni border police station officer Manish Bisht said the autopsy was conducted in Delhi and the report was awaited. Detectives are also examining CCTV footage from the area as part of the investigation.
