3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jan 31, 2026 05:53 AM IST A 12-year-old boy was allegedly attacked with stones and sticks by his stepfather in Northeast Delhi’s Shastri Park, leading to his death, police said on Friday.  The accused is absconding. Officers said that the victim’s  mother came to know about the incident via a purported video in which her husband allegedly admitted to the crime. According to the police, the boy was found dead near the Shastri Park chowk loop in Northeast Delhi on Thursday morning. Information regarding the murder was received at the Shastri Park police station around 9.50 am on Thursday, officers said. A police team immediately rushed to the spot, where a boy was found lying unconscious near the loop road. According to the police, the boy’s mother married the accused — an e-rickshaw driver —in 2020 after the death of her husband.  “She has four children. After marrying the accused, they started to have marital issues and frequent arguments,” an officer said. Five days before the incident, an officer said, the …