Bulandshahr (UP), April 3 – Three young men have been accused of killing a 17-year-old friend after he repeatedly demanded to speak with his sister or cousin, and then dumping his body in a well, police said on Friday.
The teenager had been missing since the evening of March 29, when he left his home in the Chhotabans village in Uttar Pradesh after receiving a phone call. His family members filed a missing person report on April 1, and his body was recovered the next day from a well on the outskirts of the village. The three young men were arrested on Friday.
According to the police complaint, Anmol did not return after leaving on March 29. A case was registered at the Ahmedgarh police station, and an intensive search was launched.
During questioning, Rajat, Ankur (alias Sunny), and Monu – all aged 18-19 and residents of the same village – said they were friends with Anmol.
Superintendent of Police (Rural) Tejvir Singh said that Anmol allegedly asked Ankur to facilitate a conversation between him and Rajat's sister, but Sunny refused. Anmol also allegedly wanted to speak with Sunny's cousin.
Annoyed by these persistent requests, they called Anmol on March 29 and asked him to meet them outside the village. Once there, they got him drunk and then struck him on the head with a brick and strangled him. To conceal the body, they threw it into a well, the SP said.
Police said that legal action is being initiated against the three young men. The brick used in the incident, the clothes worn by them at the time of the incident, and the deceased's phone have been recovered, police said.