MH-MURDER-ARREST

The Pune police arrested a

23-year-old gym instructor and his friend Thursday for

allegedly killing a 16-year-old youth.

The accused allegedly strangulated Nikhil Angrolkar,

the victim, and buried the body under debris in Warje area,

a police official said.

Vinay Rajput, a gym instructor, and his friend

Hrishikesh Pol (19) were arrested in the case Thursday. Police

exhumed the body from the information given by the accused.

Angrolkar's father, who runs a fabrication unit, had

filed a case after he went missing Sunday.

"We learnt that Nikhil was last seen with Rajput. When

interrogated, Rajput confessed to killing him with Pol's

help," said a senior police officer of Warje Malwadi police

station.

Rajput allegedly told the police that he wanted to

demand ransom from Nikhil's parents after kidnapping him, but

could not muster the courage to do so.

"The accused and his accomplice thought if they let

Nikhil go, he would reveal their plan, so they killed him," he

said.

Further probe is on, the official said.