An apparently inebriated 16-year-old stabbed another teen more than 55 times, slit his throat, dragged the body through the street, and did a jig while he carried out the grisly crime in east Delhi’s Welcome colony earlier this week, police said on Thursday.
Some of the horrifying details of the killing in Janta Mazdoor Colony on Tuesday were captured on CCTV, with the 2.23-minute footage also showing the accused threatening those around him.
The accused, who was arrested on Wednesday morning and has confessed, did not know the 17-year-old who he had approached for money to buy biryani, officials said.
“We have already recovered the weapon used for murder. We are investigating from where he procured the knife,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (northeast) Joy Tirkey said.
The crime took place around 11.15 pm on Tuesday. The victim was rushed to the hospital but died on the way.
The CCTV footage shows the accused teen dragging a person through a narrow bylane and going on a stabbing spree. He did not stop there. He was seen dancing while doing the gruesome act.
