New Delhi, Mar. 19 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre's response on a petition seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the lynching of 17-year-old Junaid Khan on a train in Ballabhgarh, Haryana in June last year.

A bench of Justices Kurian Joseph and M.M. Shantanagoudar also stayed the trial in the case till further orders.

Junaid's father Jalaluddin had challenged the Punjab & Haryana High Court's order of November 27 last year refusing a CBI probe, and sought that the accused be booked under offences of hate crimes.

Junaid's father had petitioned the high court on October 26 last year for a probe by an independent agency such as the CBI.

He had also demanded a stay on the trial in a Faridabad court in connection with the killing of Junaid.

Junaid, who had boarded a Mathura-bound train from Delhi, was allegedly stabbed to death when he, along with his brothers and cousins, was returning home to Khandawali village after shopping for Eid in Delhi in June.

His body was dumped near Asaoti village in Faridabad district.