Teen Murdered by Friends Over Romantic Jealousy, Lured by Fake Social Media Profile in Pune

• A teenager was bludgeoned to death by three friends in Pune, lured by a fake social media profile of a girl.
• The primary motive for the murder was romantic jealousy, as the main suspect resented the victim's friendship with a girl.
• The victim was lured to a secluded spot on the Mutha riverbank on Republic Day, where he was killed and his body dumped.
• Police apprehended the three 15-year-old minors after the victim's brother found a message from the fake profile.
• The suspects, school dropouts from the victim's locality, confessed to the crime, but the body is yet to be found.

Why It Matters: A Pune teen was murdered by friends due to romantic jealousy, lured by a fake social media profile.