India, July 25 -- The Ghaziabad police on Thursday arrested three suspects who allegedly murdered a 17-year-old boy over a girl's social media account, said officials.

The prime suspect, Delhi's Khajuri resident Waseem Khan, didn't like that the deceased was following a girl on Instagram. The police said Khan (19) with his friends Mohammad Sahil (18) and Mohammad Rehan (18) were arrested and the victim's body was recovered in bushes in Ilaichipur in Loni's Tronica City on the night of July 22.

Waseem and Sahil were neighbours of the teen, and in the morning of July 21, Waseem and the victim got in a brawl over social media posts, said police.

"The deceased, about a month ago, started following a girl on Instagram. Waseem used to follow...