12-year-old boy strangled to death by minor friend, accused held

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A 12-year-old boy was allegedly strangled to death by his friend over a minor issue at a village in Gondia district in Maharashtra, police said today.

The incident took place last evening at Chichgad village when the minors were playing, they said. "The boy, Pushkar Nirmal Parihar, was killed by his 15-year-old friend after a scuffle broke out between them over some petty issue," a police officer said. An offence of murder has been registered against the minor accused and he has been arrested, police said.

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