Daijiworld Media Network - Nashik

Nashik, Jun 1: Bhadrakali police have arrested a 19-year-old and detained two minors for allegedly attempting to murder a 17-year-old boy in a dispute over Instagram account credentials on Friday morning. The accused, identified as Farid Mansuri from the Bhadrakali area, reportedly assaulted the victim after he refused to share the login details for his popular social media account.

Senior Inspector Gajendra Patil of Bhadrakali police station said the incident was uncovered when constables Santosh Avhad and Azaruddin Inamdar were patrolling near the Godavari river under Kannamwar bridge. They spotted five youths in a heated argument, with one of them holding a chopper to another’s neck. The constables quickly intervened, detained the individuals, and seized the weapon.

The detection branch was called in, and the youths were taken to the police station. The victim, Saurabh Maurya, who has over 800,000 followers on Instagram, told police that Mansuri and the minors had been pressuring him for the account’s login credentials. When Maurya and his companion refused, the trio allegedly attacked him with the intention to kill.

The police have charged the accused under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including:

• Section 109 (attempt to murder)
• Section 118(1) (voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means)
• Section 352 (intentional insult to provoke breach of peace)
• Section 351(2)(3) (intentional insult).

The two minors have been sent to a government observation home in Nashik.

Police continue to investigate the incident.