In a tragic incident, a 16-year-old boy and his mother were stabbed to death by an unknown person who locked himself up in a room at their residence in South-West Delhi’s Raj Nagar area on Tuesday. In fear of getting caught, he slit his throat and is undergoing treatment at the hospital. The exact cause of the attack is yet to be ascertained.
The incident took place at around 4.30 pm when Prashant, the 16-year-old, was at his residence in Raj Nagar area. When his 47-year-old mother, identified as Anju Devi, entered the house, found an unknown man stabbing her son. She immediately raised an alarm to seek help from her neighbours and also tried to stop the accused. In the meantime, he stabbed her and she fell unconscious.
Meanwhile, some of the neighbours gathered at their residence to nab the accused but he locked himself up in one of the rooms inside the house. When police was informed about the incident, a team that went to the spot broke open the door and found him lying unconscious on the floor in a pool of blood. He had slit his throat and was bleeding profusely.
All of them were rushed to a nearby hospital where Prashant was declared dead on arrival and Anju succumbed to her injuries later. The accused, who is yet to be identified, is undergoing treatment and is still unfit for the statement.
A case under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code has been registered at Palam Village police station. Meanwhile, the call details of the two (Prashant and his mother) are being looked into and Prashant’s father — Raman Chaudhary is being questioned. Raman runs a computer shop in Nehru Place and at the time of the incident he was in his shop.
In the initial investigation, police have not ruled the possibility of personal enmity or a robbery attempt. The bodies of the dead have been kept in the mortuary and the post-mortem examination is likely to be conducted on Wednesday.