Ludhiana, May 25 -- A two-week-old online friendship with a married woman that began on Instagram turned tragic when a 22-year-old from Moga was brutally assaulted and killed near the Nanaksar Bridge in Jagraon. The victim had no direct connection with the woman as he was accompanying his friend who was allegedly called by the woman for a meeting.

According to the police, victim Gurpreet Singh, a resident of Nathoke village in Moga, was attacked by around 15 members of a married woman's family late Wednesday night. His friend Sukha, who had developed a relationship with the woman through Instagram, managed to escape the ambush.

Sukha told the police that he met the woman on Instagram about two weeks ago. The "married" woman, a resident ...