Chennai, October 4: In a shocking incident, a 17-year-old boy was hacked to death by an unemployed engineering graduate in Srimushnam, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, on Tuesday morning for refusing sex. The accused and the deceased lived in the same locality. Police have registered a case and launched an investigation into the matter.

According to a report published by the Times of India, the deceased was identified as V Jeeva. The accused, S Ananth, had invited the deceased teen to his house a few days ago and attempted to have sex with him. However, Jeeva turned down his sexual advances. It is reported that Jeeva had kept photos of a girl he had befriended on Instagram on his mobile phone. Ananth managed to get screenshots of the photos and started blackmailing Jeeva to give in to his proposal. Pune Shocker: Youth Robbed, Forced Into Unnatural Sex by Three Men in Bhosari MIDC Area; Police Checking CCTV Videos to Nab Culprits.

Ananth threatened that he would morph the photos of the girl and post them online. This led to a quarrel between the two, and Ananth hacked Jeeva to death with a knife. The attack took place on Tuesday morning when Jeeva was going to school. Ananth attacked him from behind with a knife and stabbed Jeeva on his neck and chest. Passersby rushed Jeeva to a government hospital, where the doctor on duty declared him brought dead.

A case has been registered against the accused under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The accused is currently on the run, and the police have launched a manhunt to nab him. Uttar Pradesh Shocker: Woman Stripped, Assaulted, Forced for Unnatural Sex in Pilibhit, Husband Among Six Booked.

In another incident, a 21-year-old engineering student was allegedly robbed and forced into unnatural sex by three miscreants in the Bhosari MIDC area of Pune on Sunday, October 1. The accused trio is absconding. The police are analysing CCTV footage to identify the suspects.

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