India, Jan. 11 -- Ankit Shahu, 20, and Rahul Kharvar, 26, were friends, both residents of Kurla West in Mumbai. And such was the trust between them that Rahul asked the younger man, who was apparently better with tech and gadgets, to help him withdraw some money from his Provident Fund account. That Rs.30,000 is at the nub of a murder case now - police say Ankit killed Rahul after defrauding him of that money, and spending it on gaming.

It took the police nearly six months to zero in on Ankit after Rahul was drowned in the Mithi river in Kurla.

Police say Ankit is a gaming addict and pushed Rahul him into the river to evade repaying Rs.30,000 siphoned off from the victim's PF account.

Rahul Kumar Yogendra Prasad Kharvar, 26, a resident...