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. Karnal Sadar police station SHO did not say anything on the arrests. He, however, said a case was registered against unknown men on the complaint of deceased's uncle, Nafe Singh. He added that investigators were scanning CCTV footage of the area and recording statements from eyewitnesses. The body was handed over to the family for last rites. SP Narendra Bijarniya did not respond to calls to confirm any arrests. However, officials privy to the matter said a few men have been detained and an official confirmation will be provided on Thursday. According to police, the deceased, Prateek Kashyap, was a student of Class 10 at a local school and was returning home from a Hanuman Temple on his bike, when he came under attack by three men. The deceased was the only brother of two sisters. The complainant said that the bike-borne accused, who were following Prateek, cornered the deceased and began beating him with sticks, nearly 500 metres ahead of the village. Deceased's grandfather said that the family was clueless behind the enmity and only wanted justice. htc...