Delhi: 6 more arrested for murder of 17-year-old boy in Seelampur

The victim, Kunal, was allegedly killed in a revenge attack by Zikra Khan alias Lady Don and her associates

Published on: Apr 21, 2025, 05:46:05 IST

By Jignasa Sinha

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Six more people have been arrested and two apprehended in connection with the murder of a 17-year-old boy in northeast Delhi’s Seelampur. The main accused, Zikra Khan alias Lady Don was arrested on Friday, police said.

On Thursday, around 7.38pm, Kunal had stepped out of his house for some work when the accused stabbed him repeatedly. (Representational image)

The victim, Kunal, was allegedly killed in a revenge attack by Zikra and her associates who believed that Kunal and his friend Laala had stabbed Zikra’s cousin, Sahil Ahmed, 18, in November last year.

According to police, Ahmed was stabbed near his house on November 1. In the FIR, accessed by HT, Ahmed had alleged that Laala and his two friends attacked him and stabbed him for bursting crackers. The FIR doesn’t name Kunal. However, police said that Ahmed believed he too was involved.

On Thursday, around 7.38pm, Kunal had stepped out of his house for some work when the accused stabbed him repeatedly. Police said Kunal managed to get himself to a clinic but succumbed to injuries.

DCP (northeast) Ashish Mishra said after Zikra’s arrest on Friday, it was found that she along with two minors (aged 17 and 15) and another man had stabbed Kunal.

The arrested accused have been identified as Sahil Ahmed, his mother Zahir Ahmed, 42, Ahmed’s uncle Shoaib Israel, 35, cousins Nafish Salim ,32, and Aneesh Salim, 19, along with their friend Vikas Kumar, 29. Police also apprehended two juveniles aged 17 and 15.

Investigators said they are looking into other accused involved in the crime and the November 1 attack.

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Jignasa Sinha
Jignasa Sinha is a Special Correspondent at Hindustan Times in New Delhi. With more than six years of reporting experience, she covers crime and policing in the national capital. Her beats also include Delhi prisons, the Delhi Fire Services and Delhi courts, while she regularly reports on gender, labour and social justice. Over the course of her career, Jignasa has reported on major criminal investigations, international crime syndicates, high-profile cyber fraud cases, law-and-order developments, protests, disasters and public institutions. Her reporting combines breaking news with in-depth, long form, human interest stories that examine the human impact of public policy, policing and the criminal justice system. In addition to reporting for the newspaper, she contributes to the Hindustan Times website and app, and plays an active role in coordinating on-ground coverage of major developments and breaking news across Delhi. Before joining Hindustan Times, Jignasa worked at The Indian Express newspaper in New Delhi, where she spent five years covering crime, Delhi airport, courts and health. She began her journalism career as an intern at an AI magazine in Bengaluru while pursuing her postgraduate diploma in multimedia journalism at the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media.Read More

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