Police have arrested two minor schoolboys on charges of killing their classmate over an issue of money transaction of a mere Rs100 in Korba district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Monday.
Over a petty issue of money transaction worth Rs100, two minor school boys allegedly killed their 14-year-old friend Raju Dhanwar and attempted to hush up the crime, said Kusmunda Station House Officer (SHO) Sadhana Singh, elaborating that the accused duo and victim were studying in Saraswati Shishu Mandir and residing in a hostel.
On October 2, Raju surprisingly went missing and initially and it was looking like that the boy might have gone somewhere, added Singh.
The crime came to light on late on October 4 evening with recovery of Raju’s body from an isolated building close to the school following which police launched an investigation, he said. Shedding more light into the case, Singh informed that based on suspicion, the police investigator picked up the duo and subjected to mild interrogation where they admitted of killing Raju.
In their statement to police investigators, the duo revealed that an altercation broke out between them over an issue of Rs100 transaction after which they badly thrashed
Raju and finally pushed him from the terrace of the school building. Fearing legal action, the duo dragged the body to an isolated building and abandoned it there. Meanwhile, they also attempted to hush up the crime. Police have picked up the duo and are going to be produced in a juvenile court on Tuesday, informed Singh.
In this connection, police have registered a case under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and investigating the matter, he said.