Teenager in Uttar Pradesh Kills Friend Over Blackmail Allegations

A 17-year-old confessed to murdering his close friend in Meerut after accusing him of stealing and misusing private videos of his girlfriend.

The accused and the victim, both teenagers, were neighbors and classmates preparing for engineering entrance exams in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.
The victim, Abhinav, allegedly stole private videos of the accused's girlfriend from his phone and used them to blackmail her, demanding her company.
The accused confessed to luring Abhinav to a secluded area near a tubewell after selling a phone and eating at a restaurant, where he killed him with a hammer.
Abhinav's family reported him missing after he failed to return from coaching classes, prompting police to investigate and detain the accused based on CCTV footage.
The victim's relatives are demanding a thorough investigation, suspecting additional involvement, while authorities have launched a detailed inquiry and recovered the murder weapon.