Ghaziabad, Aug 23: In a shocking incident reported from Ghaziabad, a minor boy strangled a thirteen year old boy to death to get arrested so that he could skip studies, India Today reported.
The body of the deceased was found on a slab near the Meerut Expressway
A 16-year-old boy has been taken into custody by the police for killing a boy, identified as Neeraj, who used to live in the Akash Nagar area of Ghaziabad.
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The father of the deceased, identified as Vinod, revealed that the accused befriended his son a few days ago and used to spend time with him. On Monday afternoon, he took Neeraj for a walk and killed him.
The accused strangled the minor boy and slit his throat with a beer bottle.
Upon interrogation, the accused revealed that the boy was weak in his studies and in order to escape it, he killed the minor so that he could get behind bars.
The police are currently investigating the matter.
