India, May 9 -- MEERUT A 13-year-old boy was killed in Husainpur Kala village of Bijnor, allegedly by a group of his five friends after he refused to make a ransom call to his family. The accused, all minors, were apprehended following a gunfight with the police, officials said.

According to SP Abhishek Jha, the incident took place on May 6 when Ayush, son of Deepak Kumar, left his home in Husainpur Kala under distressing circumstances. The following day, Deepak filed a complaint at the Shivala Kala police station, reporting that his son had not returned home. Soon after, a ransom demand of Rs.5 lakh was sent via Instagram to one of Deepak's relatives.

Police investigations, aided by technical surveillance of the Instagram account, iden...