New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death by four minors outside a school in outer Delhi's Mangolpuri on Monday, police said, adding that the accused - all schoolmates of the victim - had allegedly planned the attack.

Police said the victim was on his way to school in the morning when he was confronted by a group of boys who began fighting with him. During the assault, a sharp-edged weapon, suspected to be an ice pick, was used to stab him. The weapon was later found lodged in the boy's skull, officers said.

The victim, identified as Chiranshu, was taken to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial (SGM) Hospital, where he was declared dead.

Police said four minors were apprehended within hours of the incident and are being questioned....