A group of South Asian teenagers kicked and beat a 17-year-old to death after a kite-flying dispute on the rooftops of the Indian capital

Rajan Chand had been flying a kite in a northeast Delhi neighborhood when he apparently angered another boy by snapping the line on his kite. The boy threatened Chand, who ignored the threat as a passing remark. The next evening the boy and three others attacked Chand and his friend, hitting Chand with a metal object and beating the two until they were unconscious in the street. Chand was declared dead at the hospital, while his friend was still receiving treatment. A 16-year-old and a 17-year-old were arrested after the attack. It was not clear if Chand and the other boy had been in a kite competition or if it was just an accident. Kite-flying can be fiercely competitive in India and other South Asian countries, with competitors often coating their lines with powdered glass in order to slice through others' lines.