Latest News | Boy Stabs Bootlegger Friend to Death in Maha's Nagpur

Nagpur, Jun 15 (PTI) A 17-year-old boy allegedly killed his friend, who was involved in illegal liquor trade, following an argument on Wednesday evening near Nagpur, police said.

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The incident occurred in the area falling under the MIDC police station, they said.

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The deceased, identified as Chetan Moharle (22), was a resident of Neeldoh area.

"Both - the accused and the deceased - were good friends. Chetan was engaged in illicit liquor business. He was named as an accused in several cases under the Maharashtra Prohibition Act. Many anti-socials elements used to visit his den to consume liquor," an official said.

The minor accused used to consume liquor there, but a quarrel had broken out between them recently over some issue. Since then, the boy had stopped visiting Chetan's liquor den, he added.

"Around 7 pm on Wednesday, the minor was sitting with his friends when Chetan came to the spot. Chetan accused the minor of hatching a conspiracy to eliminate him. After a quarrel over the issue, Chetan left the place, but again confronted the boy some time later. In a fit of rage, the juvenile stabbed Chetan with a sharp weapon, in which he died," the official said.

He was rushed to the hospital, where doctors declared him dead. A case under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 302 was registered by the police.

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