Teen Killed By Elderly Man For Playing A Prank On Him

An elderly man killed a 15-year-old teen for playing a prank on him. The incident took place in the western Indian state of Maharashtra on Saturday.

According to local reports, the teen, identified as Shiv Shambu Pawar, lived a few meters away from 68-year-old Himmat Gyani Govind’s home. Govind had elephantiasis due to which he walked with a limp. Pawar along with his friends frequently teased the man about the same.

On Saturday, Pawar decided to play a prank on the man. He along with the other children hid Govind’s slippers. When the elderly man was searching for the slippers, the children teased him. This infuriated him. A while later, when Pawar arrived at his home to return the slippers, the agitated man dragged the teen into the home and beat him. He then strangulated the boy to death with his hands.

Confirming the incident, a police officer said, “The victim had been teasing the accused for the past few months along with his friends. The accused used to verbally abuse Pawar and his friends when the teasing became frequent. On Saturday evening, when the victim entered the house of the senior citizen to do some mischief, he was caught by Govind who strangled him and he collapsed on the ground. Govind then fled from the spot. Locals took the victim to Rajawadi hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival.”

The elderly man was caught and taken into custody. He was charged with murder.

“Govind was arrested in the early hours of Sunday, was produced in court and remanded in police custody,” police said, adding that an autopsy confirmed that the teen had died from asphyxia.