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Youth Murdered in Brutal Honeytrap Revenge Plot Using Friend's Girlfriend on Instagram
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News18•06-10-2026, 12:53
Youth Murdered in Brutal Honeytrap Revenge Plot Using Friend's Girlfriend on Instagram
- •Main accused Shashi Jalgarkar plotted the murder of Sarvesh Kangralakar to avenge a knife attack that happened a year ago over a land dispute.
- •The accused used a friend's girlfriend to befriend Sarvesh on Instagram, eventually gaining his trust through meetings at hotels and parks.
- •On September 20, the woman lured Sarvesh towards Khanapur under the pretext of visiting Ganesh Utsav and sightseeing.
- •When they reached a desolate spot, the pursuing accused intercepted, kidnapped, and murdered Sarvesh with sharp weapons.
- •The accused dumped the body in the Malaprabha River bed and fled; police subsequently analyzed call records and arrested four suspects while searching for the absconding woman.
Key Questions Answered
The murder was carried out as a brutal revenge for an old dispute from a year prior, during which the main accused, Shashi Jalgarkar, had been seriously injured in a knife attack by Sarvesh.
The main accused used a female friend to befriend Sarvesh on Instagram, exchange phone numbers, and meet him at parks and hotels before she lured him toward Khanapur under the pretext of Ganesh Utsav.
After Sarvesh's father filed a complaint at the Mal Maruti Police Station, investigators used call detail records and technical data to track down and arrest four accused individuals, while the female accomplice remains absconding.
