New Delhi: A 17-year-old boy was apprehended for allegedly killing his tuition mate in Shahdara, police said ON Sunday. A complaint was received on Saturday evening regarding a missing girl, a resident of Naveen Shahdara, a senior police officer said.

Investigations revealed that she had gone to meet some of her friends in the afternoon but did not return till late evening, Meghna Yadav, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara), said. Through local enquiry and mobile phone details of the missing girl, her movement and persons whom she was in touch with was established, the DCP said. Thereafter, it was revealed that she had been in touch with one of her friends following which the boy was called for questioning, said Yadav.