Kanpur tutor, boyfriend kill boy, write 'Allahu Akbar' on letter to mislead cops

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A 17-year-old boy was allegedly murdered by his teacher's boyfriend in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur, police said on Tuesday..

The accused, Prabhat Shukla, was caught after the Class 10 student's body was found by police at his home...

Narrating the incident, police said that the boy and Shukla can be seen entering the room together.. However, minutes later, Shukla came out of the storeroom, but the boy did not..

Meanwhile, Rachita has reportedly confessed to her involvement in the crime and revealed that the handwriting on the ransom letter belonged to Prabhat Shukla, her boyfriend...

"In the case of kidnapping and murder of a textile businessman's son in Kanpur, a conspiracy to demand ransom by linking the crime to a particular community and thereby diverting the attention of the police is a very serious matter," Akhilesh Yadav said in a tweet in Hindi...

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