New Delhi, August 8: In a shocking incident of crime from the national capital, a minor boy was abducted and killed by his neighbour in Aman Vihar. According to an ANI tweet, the victim's father was getting calls for a ransom of Rs 25 lakh even after the body of the boy was recovered. The accused has been arrested. Delhi: Crime Rises in National Capital Due to Lack of Pro-Active Policing, Says Ex-Police Chiefs.

Last month, a 17-year-old boy was killed with a blade by his two minor friends after he refused to show them his mobile phone in west Delhi’s Moti Nagar. The boy's decomposed body was found in an abandoned factory located on the first floor of a residential building.

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In another case of crime against a minor, a caretaker at a paying guest hostel in East Delhi's Shakarpur was tried to rape a nine-year-old girl and then strangulated her.

A 22-year-old caretaker of a paying guest hostel in east Delhi’s Shakarpur was arrested for allegedly attempting to rape and strangulating a nine-year-old girl, the police said on Sunday. The girl was found lying unconscious in the basement. While examining the body, the doctors found a ligature mark on her neck and injury marks near her private parts.

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