Police nab youth who sent pictures of his dead body to family, friends

Davanagere: In a shocking incident, a 23-year-old man was arrested by the police after he sent photos of his own dead body to his parents and created his own murder story to scare his friends who quarreled with him over possession of a smartphone.

The accused is identified as Parashuram, a mason and resident of Yellamma Nagar 12th Cross in the city.

It is gathered that the Parashuram and his friends had quarreled over a smartphone they had accidentally discovered. Parashuram’s friends were demanding that he hand over the smartphone to them. A reluctant Parashuram was also scared that his friends would beat him up. Wanting to keep the smartphone for himself but afraid of his friends at the same time, Parashuram decided to create an act of his own murder and scare his friends.

Parashuram had poured tomato ketchup and kumkuma water on him and clicked a photo of him lying in the ‘pool of blood’. He then sent the photo to his parents. The scared parents approached Extension police station and filed a missing complaint on Saturday. The police launched a search for the body. With the help of the mobile tower signal, police traced the body of Parashuram who was found very well alive and unharmed, informed sources.

The cops later arrested him for his act.