Bengaluru: Police have arrested two minors, aged 14 and 15, for allegedly murdering a 13-year-old boy near Vibhutipura Lake in the HAL area of east Bengaluru on the night of October 11.
The victim, identified as Arfath, was reportedly walking along the bund of Vibhutipura Lake when the two boys allegedly waylaid him and picked a quarrel with him. The argument escalated into an attack in which the accused allegedly assaulted him with stones, causing fatal injuries to his head and face.
The two minors allegedly fled the scene after the attack.
Body found the following morning
The incident came to light the next morning when a passerby spotted the boy’s body near the lake and alerted the police.
Police launched an investigation to establish the circumstances surrounding the killing and identify those responsible. Investigators subsequently arrested the two minors in connection with the case.
Dispute suspected to be motive
According to a senior police officer, investigators suspect that the murder may have stemmed from a dispute between Arfath and the two minors over an incident involving a girl about a month earlier.
The suspected motive forms part of the ongoing investigation, and further details about the circumstances leading to the confrontation have not been disclosed.
The two minors have been sent to a juvenile home, the officer said.
The incident has drawn attention to the circumstances surrounding the death of the young boy and the investigation into the alleged involvement of two juveniles. Police are continuing their inquiry into the case.