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Three held for murder over extramarital affair

Three held for murder over extramarital affair

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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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    Thiruvananthapuram teen found murdered after going missing; three taken into custody over suspected affair row. Read about the police investigation.

    — Mathrubhumi English

  • center · 2 outlets

    Kendujhar: Police cracked the murder of 27-year-old Sujit Mahanta alias Mantu and arrested three persons in connection with the crime. The accused, identified as Raje Bentkar, 25, Binod Naik, 26, and Suresh Munda, 25, were arrested and produced in court. Police said the murder was premeditated and…

    — Orissa Post

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Kendujhar: Police cracked the murder of 27-year-old Sujit Mahanta alias Mantu and arrested three persons in connection with the crime. The accused, identified as Raje Bentkar, 25, Binod Naik, 26, and Suresh Munda, 25, were arrested and produced in court. Police said the murder was premeditated and…

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Orissa Post Center Eastern Media Ltd (Sambad Group) Current article

Three held for murder over extramarital affair

Kendujhar: Police cracked the murder of 27-year-old Sujit Mahanta alias Mantu and arrested three persons in connection with the crime. The accused, identified as Raje Bentkar, 25, Binod Naik, 26, and Suresh Munda, 25, were arrested and produced in court. Police said the murder was premeditated and…

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…

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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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