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Published 13:47 IST, September 30th 2018

15-year-old Boy kidnapped, murdered over allegedly harassing of friend's girlfriend

A 15-year-boy was allegedly kidnapped and stabbed to death in Rupaspur area of Patna by three of his friends for harassing the girlfriend of one of them. 

Reported by: Prakash Singh
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A 15-year-boy was allegedly kidnapped and stabbed to death in Rupaspur area of Patna by three of his friends for harassing the girlfriend of one of them. The Patna police on Saturday arrested the three accused in connection with the murder case. City Superintendent of Police (West) Ravindra Kumar said Satyam, a student of class 10, was kidnapped three days ago while returning home from a coaching institute. He was stabbed to death the same evening.

One of the three accused told that they killed Satyam as he used to tease and harass his girlfriend and other girls in the area. Satyam's body was found in a bush behind the boundary wall of RPS College under Rupaspur police station in Patna city. 

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Son of a Homeopathy doctor of Aparna Bank Colony, Danapur, Bihar, Satyam had gone for coaching classes on September 27 but did not return home and a police complaint was lodged. 

"His parents received a phone call the following day from the kidnappers who demanded Rs 50 lakh as ransom, the SP said, adding that the boy was already killed by then.

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Police launched raids in the area after tracing the phone calls and arrested three students from a village in the Rupaspur police station area.

The abductors who were Satyam's friends, took him to the bushes behind the college boundary wall and gave him some intoxicants," said SP.

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The accused stabbed the boy to death after he lost consciousness. Police have also recovered two knives suspected to have been used in the killing from the spot of murder. Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav has raised questions about the law and order in a tweet whereas Bihar CM  Nitish Kumar when asked on law order said, "Everything is alright".

 

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13:47 IST, September 30th 2018