India, Aug. 5 -- Three 17-year-old boys were apprehended for allegedly killing a 24-year-old man at Kiran Garden near Uttam Nagar in Southwest Delhi on Friday night. The minors were avenging the murder of their transgender friend who was murdered by the victim's brother one and a half years ago, police said on Monday.

The accused told the police that they had been waiting for an opportunity to settle their score by killing their friend's killer. However, as the alleged accused was lodged in Tihar jail, they decided to kill his brother, who had no criminal record or known involvement in the earlier case, officers said.

Police said that the 24-year-old victim, identified as Rahul Mahto, lived with his family at Kali Basti in Hastsal near ...