3 minors held for stalking and assaulting girls in East Delhi

Three minor boys were apprehended Saturday for allegedly stalking two minor girls and assaulting them in Farsh Bazar area of East Delhi’s Shahdara, police said.

They said they were informed about the incident around 6 pm. A preliminary inquiry revealed that one of the accused allegedly passed comments on the two girls, aged 16 and 14. When the girls objected, the boy allegedly assaulted them.

Hearing the commotion, the victims’ cousins — also minors — allegedly intervened and a scuffle ensued. The police said the boy then called his minor friends to the spot, escalating the situation. During the altercation, the two cousins of the victims allegedly sustained minor injuries, police said.