Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Pune Minors Allegedly Kill Teenager Over Social Media Status
A 17-year-old boy was found dead on a hill in Pune.
Morning walkers discovered his body on Wednesday.
Police said two minor boys were involved.
They allegedly took the boy to a temple on Tuesday night.
They reportedly wanted to question him about a social media status.
The status supported people who had previously beaten one of the boys.
Police said the group later went to a hill in Kothrud.
The two boys allegedly attacked the student with an iron rod.
Police said the attack caused his death.
Morning walkers found the body of a 17-year-old Class 12 student on a hill in Kothrud, Pune, on Wednesday.
Police said two minor boys allegedly took the student to a temple in the Rajgad area on Tuesday night.
The boys allegedly confronted him over an Instagram and WhatsApp status supporting people who had beaten one of them.
Police said the group later went to a hill near the Automotive Research Association of India building in Kothrud.
The two minors allegedly attacked the student with an iron rod, causing his death, according to police.
- Who
- A 17-year-old Class 12 student and two minor boys, according to police.
- What
- The student was allegedly attacked with an iron rod and killed.
- When
- The confrontation began Tuesday night, and the body was found Wednesday morning.
- Where
- At a temple in the Rajgad area and later on a hill near the Automotive Research Association of India building in Kothrud, Pune.
- Why
- Police said the alleged attack followed a dispute over the student’s Instagram and WhatsApp status supporting people who had beaten one of the minors.
- Victim
- A 17-year-old Class 12 student
- Alleged suspects
- Two minor boys
- Location
- Kothrud, Pune
- Discovery
- Morning walkers found the body on Wednesday
- Reported weapon
- Iron rod
- Reported dispute
- An Instagram and WhatsApp status
- Earlier location
- A temple in the Rajgad area