Published 23:45 IST, April 21st 2024
A man in Sangareddy district of Telangana allegedly killed a teenager and later climbed a cell phone tower, from where he hanged himself
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Hyderabad: A man in Sangareddy district of Telangana allegedly killed a teenager and later climbed a cell phone tower, from where he hanged himself using some wires, police told PTI on Sunday.
The man (28) and the teenager (15) worked in a scrap shop where they stole copper, according to the police.
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A dispute arose between them over sharing the money made from selling off the stolen copper, following which the accused killed the teenager by strangling him, and dumped him in a water body on Saturday night.
He then climbed a cell phone tower on Sunday and confessed to killing the teenager. The boy's body was later recovered.
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Efforts to make the accused get down from the cell phone tower went in vain, and he committed suicide, hanging by some wires, police said.
23:45 IST, April 21st 2024