KANPUR:A 15-year-old cloth shop worker was stabbed to death near his home and barely 50 steps from a police outpost in Kanpur’s Fazalganj area late on Tuesday night. Police have detained one accused and formed five teams to trace the others.Police said the preliminary investigation indicated that a dispute involving a girl could have led to the killing.ACP Jyoti Shri said an FIR has been registered and several police teams are conducting raids to make arrest of the accused possible.Harshit, son of Mahesh Kumar alias Champa, lived in Bamba Road Sabzi Mandi lane in Darshanpurwa.He was walking near his house around 11 on Tuesday night when he allegedly had an argument with Akshat, Raje and Manku, who were sitting by the roadside and consuming liquor.Mahesh alleged that the three boys assaulted Harshit with kicks and punches. When he tried to escape, they chased and caught him before one of them stabbed him in the chest near the heart. The attackers then fled.Harshit reportedly lay injured on the road for about 20 minutes before his family and neighbours took him to Lala Lajpat Rai hospital, where he was declared dead.Residents alleged that neither police personnel nor bystanders intervened despite the crime scene being close to Darshanpurwa outpost and about 25 steps from Harshit’s house.Police personnel from the circle and a forensic team inspected the scene. Liquor bottles and glasses containing liquor were found nearby. Police sources said raids were intensified based on information provided by the detained accused.Mahesh said one accused worked at a lassi shop in Jarib Chowki and alleged that he committed the murder with his associates. The family claimed 2-3 more people accompanied the three named attackers.The killing caused panic in the neighbourhood, with residents initially reluctant to approach police.