India, Sept. 12 -- A scuffle between two Class 7 students of a private school in Faridabad snowballed into one of them threatening the life of the other, and with the help of two friends who were not students of the school, extorting Rs.35 lakh from the victim, police said on Thursday. One arrest was made in the case, they said.

Police identified the two friends of the juvenile accused as Aman Kumar, 19, of Bhikam Colony in Ballabgarh, and Harsh Thakur, 18, of Shyam Colony. The identities of the juvenile accused, aged 14, and the victim, aged 13, cannot be disclosed. Aman-who has been arrested-and Harsh, whose parents work as daily wage labourers, bought a slew of luxury items, including a plot, the police said.

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