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Abhiram murder case: 18-year-old girl among 2 arrested; minor boy detained in Thiruvananthapuram

Abhiram murder case: 18-year-old girl among 2 arrested; minor boy detained in Thiruvananthapuram

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A 17‑year‑old student from Tamil Nadu was found murdered after his body was discovered in a sack, following an Instagram message he had received. Police have detained two teenage suspects, aged 17 and 19, and are questioning them to determine their roles in the crime. According to The Hindu, the victim was found in Thiruvananthapuram and three people have been taken into police custody.

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  • left · 3 outlets

    Police suspect that a 17-year-old friend of Abhiram, who was in a relationship with the girl, used her Instagram account to lure him. The post Keralam: Teenager found murdered, body stuffed in sack in Thiruvananthapuram; three in custody appeared first on The South First | News, Politics, Sports…

    — The South First

  • center · 3 outlets

    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a gruesome incident that shocked the capital late Monday evening, a 17-year-old boy who went missing from his house on Sunday, was found murdered with his body stuffed in a sack and dumped in a farmland in Pangappara near Sreekaryam. The murder was reportedly linked with a…

    — The New Indian Express

  • right · 1 outlet

    Police have detained two teenage boys, aged 17 and 19, in connection with the murder and are questioning them to establish their roles in the crime.

    — NDTV

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Thiruvananthapuram police arrest two and detain a minor over the murder of 17-year-old Abhiram, whose body was found in a sack at Pangappara amidst claims of a wider conspiracy.

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Abhiram murder case: 18-year-old girl among 2 arrested; minor boy detained in Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram police arrest two and detain a minor over the murder of 17-year-old Abhiram, whose body was found in a sack at Pangappara amidst claims of a wider conspiracy.

The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

Teen found murdered, stuffed in sack in Thiruvananthapuram; three, including minor girl, in custody

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a gruesome incident that shocked the capital late Monday evening, a 17-year-old boy who went missing from his house on Sunday, was found murdered with his body stuffed in a sack and dumped in a farmland in Pangappara near Sreekaryam. The murder was reportedly linked with a…

The South First Center-Left The South First

Keralam: Teenager found murdered, body stuffed in sack in Thiruvananthapuram; three in custody

Police suspect that a 17-year-old friend of Abhiram, who was in a relationship with the girl, used her Instagram account to lure him. The post Keralam: Teenager found murdered, body stuffed in sack in Thiruvananthapuram; three in custody appeared first on The South First | News, Politics, Sports…

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