India, July 22 -- A 16-year-old boy was apprehended on Monday for allegedly murdering a seven-year-old child, whose body was found with multiple stab wounds near the green belt along the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway in Kalwadi village, officials from Bilaspur police station said.

The minor suspect allegedly killed the boy with a pair of scissors attacking him nearly 18 times on Saturday evening, due to a grudge against the child for exposing a mobile phone theft about two months ago. This, in turn, led to the accused being forced to apologise to the victim's father, police said.

During preliminary questioning, the juvenile confessed to luring the child identified as Ashish, to an isolated spot and stabbing him 18-20 times befo...