8-year-old bludgeoned to death after spat between 2 groups of children in Faridabad

GURGAON: An 8-year-old girl, who was attacked with a cement pipe after a spat between two groups of children in Faridabad's Sirohi village escalated, died while being treated for head injuries at the Safdarjung Hospital on Monday.
Police said they have registered a murder case. The accused, three men of a neighbouring family, are on the run.
The incident, police said, occurred around 6pm on Jan 23.Sakir's daughter Nazees and his son Oberan were playing in front of their house in the village, and so were the children from the neighbourhood.
Sakir said in his complaint that kids from another family had an argument with Nazeez and Oberan.
"The other group of children went home and returned with their uncles - Wajid, Sharukh, and Roben. They came with a six-feet-long cement pipe and attacked my daughter on the head. Sharukh also slammed my daughter against the floor. I went to the terrace after hearing my son crying. The accused fled from the spot on hearing me scream," Sakir said.
Sakir (40), whose family operates trucks for construction work, said he rushed Nazeez to the nearby Alfala Hospital, from where she was referred to Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi.
"Her condition was critical. While undergoing treatment, she succumbed to the head injury on Monday," Sakir said.
Sakir told police that the three accused had an "old enmity" with him.
Cops said based on Sakir's complaint, an FIR was registered at Dhauj police station under sections 103(1) (murder) and 3(5) (common enmity) of the BNS against Wajid, Sharukh and Roben.
Inspector Rajbir Singh said that the accused may have mistaken Nazeez for Sakir's elder son.
"At the time of the assault, she was wearing boy-ish clothes. The complainant alleged that the accused might have mistaken her for a boy. The accused do private jobs. We will be able to ascertain the motive after arresting the accused. Our teams are looking for them," the inspector said.
Sub-inspector Tejvir said the girl's body was handed over to the family on Tuesday after a postmortem examination. The report is awaited.