Jewar teen murder case: Noida Police arrest three after body found in Rohi village

Noida Police said a 15-year-old boy from Jewar was allegedly killed by asphyxiation and his body was found in an unoccupied house in Rohi village. Three men—Naresh, Mohit, and Umesh Kumar—were arrested. Police linked the case to an earlier dispute after the boy’s grandmother objected to hookah use and other habits.

Police in Jewar said a 15-year-old boy was allegedly killed by three men through asphyxiation. The case began after the boy’s grandmother reportedly scolded the men for pushing hookah and other bad habits. Officers said the boy later went missing, and the body was found in an unoccupied house.

Noida Police arrested three men linked to the alleged murder. The body was recovered from an unoccupied house in Rohi village on May 22. Police said the boy disappeared a day earlier. Investigators said the suspects later shifted the body to an abandoned building near the village.

Jewar boy murder: Timeline of missing complaint and recovery

Additional Commissioner of Police Law and Order Rajeev Narain Mishra said the boy left home on May 21. The family searched but could not trace him, police said. A missing person complaint was filed on May 22. The same night, police found the body in an abandoned house close to Rohi village.

Jewar boy murder: Police allege hookah led to death

Police said the dispute started about one-and-a-half months earlier. The boy’s grandmother allegedly went to the accused and reprimanded them. Police said the men then held a grudge against the teenager. On May 21, when the boy visited their house, police alleged they forced hookah with high tobacco.

Investigators said the hookah was mixed with a high amount of tobacco. Police alleged this caused the boy’s death, and the suspects then hid the body. Officers said the body was dumped in an abandoned house. The post-mortem found no external injuries, and viscera samples went for chemical analysis.

Jewar boy murder: Arrests, encounter injuries, and recoveries

Police identified the arrested men as Naresh and Mohit from Rohi village, and Umesh Kumar from Champaran in Bihar. Officers said two of the accused were injured during an encounter with police. Two illegal country-made pistols and cartridges were recovered, police said, along with a motorcycle without a number plate.

Police said the investigation continued as forensic results were awaited. The chemical analysis of the viscera was expected to clarify the exact cause of death. Officers said the arrests, weapon recovery, and seized motorcycle were part of the case record. Police said the alleged motive remained linked to the earlier confrontation.

With inputs from PTI