A 27-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing a girl, a minor, whom he befriended on a social networking site, after she refused to have sex with him, police said on Thursday.
Police Inspector Adi Reddy said E Naveen Reddy, a car mechanic, and the girl became friends though the social media two months ago and on August 27 he came here to meet the 15-year-old, a class ten student.
He took her to an isolated place and tried to force himself on her but she resisted following which he hit her head with a boulder, the inspector said.
Police recovered her body on Thursday, he said.
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