New Delhi: In an incident that happened on Thursday, a 16-year-old boy was allegedly beaten to death after he was caught stealing from a house in North West Delhi's Adarsh Nagar area. A senior police officer informed that the incident took place when the boy entered the house to commit robbery but was caught red-handed by the owners and some neighbours who allegedly thrashed him.

The police said that the victim who was from the same area, was taken to a nearby hospital but he succumbed to his injuries during the treatment. The police then arrested the owner of the house and five others.