Teenager takes loan worth Rs 75,000 to buy additional features for online game, pays with life
A 17-year-old boy was allegedly murdered by his friend after he was unable to repay a loan worth Rs 75,000.
Whenever the teenager's mother confronted him, he claimed that he was attending online classes (Representative Image). | Photo Credit: iStock Images
Key Highlights
- A teenager was allegedly murdered in Chhattisgarh for being unable to repay a loan worth Rs 75,000
- The boy borrowed the money as he wanted to buy additional features for an online game
Raipur: A teenager allegedly borrowed Rs 75,000 as a loan to buy additional features in a game and ended up paying with his life. The boy was allegedly murdered after he was unable to repay the loan. Reportedly, the 17-year-old boy went missing five days before he was found dead.
The body of the missing teenager was found in the forests of Sarangarh region of Raigarh. As per the police, the teenager used to play games on his mobile phone.
Teen wanted to buy guns and bullets for game
Whenever the teenager's mother confronted him, he claimed that he was attending online classes. The boy, who allegedly became addicted to the game, borrowed Rs 75,000 from his friend as he wanted to purchase additional features like guns and bullets for an online game.
The teenager's friend Chavan Khunte started asking for the money in January but he always made excuses. Suspicious that the teen would never return the money, Khunte decided to teach him a lesson, The Times of India reported. On March 10, Khunte called the boy to meet him and forced him to consume alcohol.
After consuming alcohol, the accused again asked the teenager for the money and he started making excuses. The two then had an argument and Chavan allegedly slit the teenager's throat with a blade, killing him.
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Following this, Chavan alleged cooked up a kidnapping story and sent a ransom message to the 17-year-old boy's mother. He demanded Rs 5 lakh for the release of the teenager. The teen's mother approached the cops and a probe was launched. The police used the CCTV footage of nearby areas to locate the accused and picked him for questioning. During the interrogation, the accused confessed to the crime and was arrested.