Karnal, July 16 -- More than 24 hours after a 16-year-old student was allegedly beaten to death by a group of young men in Karnal's Dholgarh village, the district police were yet to arrest the accused, even as the grieving family demanded justice.

While inspector Tarsem Chand, station house officer (SHO) of the Karnal Sadar police station, did not said anything on the arrests. He, however, said a case was registered on the complaint of Nafe Singh, the uncle of the deceased, against unknown men. The body was handed over to the family for last rites. He added that investigators were scanning CCTV footage of the area and recording statements from eyewitnesses.

SP Narendra Bijarniya did not respond to calls to confirm any arrests. However, ...