Two Minors Murder Youth in UP’s Bahraich Over iPhone for ‘High-Quality Reels’

Two Minors Murder Youth in UP’s Bahraich: Two minors allegedly slit a man’s throat and crushed his head with a stone to steal his iPhone to make “good reels” for more likes, police said on Saturday.

The two minors slit the victim’s throat and then crushed his head with a stone. Both have been arrested, and an investigation is on, PTI reported, quoting police officials.

The victim, Shadab (19) from Bengaluru, had come to his ancestral village in Nagaur, Bahraich, to attend his maternal uncle’s wedding.

Additional Superintendent of Police, Ramanand Prasad Kushwaha, said the incident occurred on the night of June 20.

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"Shadab was reported missing on June 21, and his body was discovered later that day near a dilapidated tube well in a guava orchard outside the village. Shadab's throat had been slit with a knife, and his head was bludgeoned with a brick," said the officer.

After an investigation, police arrested two boys aged 14 and 16 last week.

During questioning, the minors confessed to the crime. The boys said they planned the murder four days in advance and wanted an iPhone to make better quality videos.

"The two teenagers confessed to the crime, saying that they needed a high-quality mobile phone to make better reels. They admitted to planning the murder four days earlier," police said.

“During questioning, the two teenagers confessed to the crime, saying that they needed a high-quality mobile phone to make better reels. They admitted to planning the murder four days earlier, specifically targeting Shadab's iPhone,” the officer added.

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“On the night of the incident, they lured Shadab to a secluded area outside the village on the pretext of making reels. There, they attacked him, slit his throat and then crushed his head with a brick,” the officer said.

Police have recovered Shadab’s iPhone, the knife used in the murder, and the brick.

A case has been registered against four people including the two minor accused and their family members under sections 103(1) (murder) and 238 (concealment of evidence) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS).

After the murder, the minors and family members went into hiding. The duo was arrested on Thursday.

A case has been registered under Sections 103(1) (murder) and 238 (concealment of evidence) against four people - the two minors and two of their relatives.

One of the accused’s relatives was arrested on Friday for allegedly helping in hiding the knife. The search is on for the fourth person.

Both the minors have been sent to the Divisional Juvenile Reform Home in Gonda.

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