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NEW DELHI: A 16-year-old boy was hit with a stone and stabbed by two of his classmates allegedly over his refusal to drink beer in southeast Delhi’s Badarpur. The victim is a resident of Gagan Vihar in Meethapur and a student of Class X at a private school.

The accused boys are absconding. The victim told the police that he is now scared of venturing out of his house.

The victim said that the boys had assaulted him a month ago during a fight. When his classmates asked him to join them on the pretext of buying new clothes, he thought they wanted to patch things up. The trio then got on a bike, but instead of going to a cloth shop they stopped near a railway line and started to consume alcohol.

“I refused to drink despite their insistence and decided to leave. When I started leaving, one of them took out a knife and tried to stab me. I tried to protect myself and ended up with injuries on both my hands. The other boy then picked up a stone from the railway line and hurled it at me. The one holding the knife then slashed me on the neck after which they rode away,” said the victim.

The injured boy went to a nearby police station and lodged a complaint. A case of assault and wrongful confinement has been registered against the duo. “They are on the run. We have been talking to their parents and will catch them soon. We are also verifying their age,” said a police officer.

