Pune: A 19-year-old youth has been arrested in connection with the killing of a school boy who was beheaded on an island near here, police said on Tuesday.
The arrested suspect, Ashish Mapre, was believed to be part of the threesome who murdered the 15-year-old Abhishek Ghorpade in cold-blood on May 5, severed his head and hanged the body on a tree. Besides, two minors have been detained for interrogation in the case, they said.
Previous enmity was reported to be the reason behind the act of teenage violence.
The last rites of the deceased were performed by his parents in the presence of his grieving friends and teachers even as fire brigade and police divers gave up efforts to recover the victim's head thrown in river Mutha that flows through the city.
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