Hyderabad: One boy dies in a 'friendly' fight

A light-hearted mock street fight suddenly took dark turn after one of the boys involved died on the spot.

Though the boy's parents initially believed his friends when they said that he was killed in a road accident, later suspicions led them to file a police report. The police sent the body for post-mortem and arrested one of the boys, who under interrogation related the entire incident.

"On May 3, a few minor boys started fighting on a bet. One of the boys, Nabil Ahmed, collapsed due to a punch, either on the temple or the chest. The boys rushed him to a nearby hospital but he was declared dead on arrival. They managed to convince his mother that he died due to a self-inflicted accident. After the deceased's father, who works in Dubai, came on May 7, he had some suspicions on their statement and approached the police. After investigating, we found a video of their fight," DCP Hyderabad (South) V Satyanarayana told ANI.

"We have given a requisition to the doctors, who will come and exhume the body under the supervision of a executive magistrate. We will take action against the people involved. We will also investigate whether the death was an accident or whether it was a pre-hatched plan and a conspiracy," he added.

Further details are awaited.