Indore: A man today allegedly stabbed to death a teenage girl whom he had befriended on social media posing as a woman.
24-year-old Amit Yadav, who made the account by the name Atharva, also attacked the girl's mother.
According to the police, Amit Yadav stabbed Priya Rawat (17) at her house in Geeta Nagar area in Indore. When her mother Kiran tried to intervene, Amit Yadav stabbed her too, wounding her critically.
Palasia police station in-charge Rajendra Soni said the girl died at the hospital while her mother was undergoing treatment.
Amit Yadav had allegedly befriended Priya through a fake Facebook profile of a woman, and used to chat with her online. When she learnt that this Facebook friend was in fact a man, she stopped talking to him, Mr Soni said.
The accused messaged her yesterday saying he would be coming to meet her today. He turned up at the girl's house today and asked why she had stopped chatting with him.
Priya told him that as he had lied to her, she did not want to have any contact with him. Angered by the answer, Amit Yadav stabbed her with a knife and also attacked her mother who came to help daughter, he said.
He then jumped from the second floor of the house to flee and broke his leg.
Police have admitted him to a hospital. He appeared to be mentally unsound and further investigation is on, Mr Soni said.
24-year-old Amit Yadav, who made the account by the name Atharva, also attacked the girl's mother.
According to the police, Amit Yadav stabbed Priya Rawat (17) at her house in Geeta Nagar area in Indore. When her mother Kiran tried to intervene, Amit Yadav stabbed her too, wounding her critically.
Amit Yadav had allegedly befriended Priya through a fake Facebook profile of a woman, and used to chat with her online. When she learnt that this Facebook friend was in fact a man, she stopped talking to him, Mr Soni said.
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Priya told him that as he had lied to her, she did not want to have any contact with him. Angered by the answer, Amit Yadav stabbed her with a knife and also attacked her mother who came to help daughter, he said.
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Police have admitted him to a hospital. He appeared to be mentally unsound and further investigation is on, Mr Soni said.
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