A 17-year-old boy was hacked to death and his 18-year-old friend was critically injured after they were attacked by three bike borne assailants with a kukri on the Bajirao Road in Pune on Tuesday afternoon. Police have detained three minors and said the attack was a fallout of a past rivalry between the youths.

The incident took place near Telephone Bhavan on the busy Bajirao road around 3pm on Tuesday. Officials from Khadak police station have identified the deceased as Mayank Kharare (17), a resident of Sane Guruji Nagar in Ambil Odha area, and his friend as Abhijit Ingale (18), a resident of Dandekar Bridge area. Officials said that Kharare and Ingale had taken a halt with their bike when the suspects came and attacked them with a kukri.

Deputy Commissioner of Police Krushikesh Rawal

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