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‘Just tell us what mistake he made’: Family seeks answers after 17-year-old's killing in Kerala

‘Just tell us what mistake he made’: Family seeks answers after 17-year-old's killing in Kerala

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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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    A missing 17-year-old boy was found strangled with his body stuffed in a sack at Pangappara in Thiruvananthapuram. Several people, including minors, questioned.

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A missing 17-year-old boy was found strangled with his body stuffed in a sack at Pangappara in Thiruvananthapuram. Several people, including minors, questioned.

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‘Just tell us what mistake he made’: Family seeks answers after 17-year-old's killing in Kerala

A missing 17-year-old boy was found strangled with his body stuffed in a sack at Pangappara in Thiruvananthapuram. Several people, including minors, questioned.

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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…

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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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