A promising 12th-grade student’s life was cut short in a chilling crime in Ara, Bhojpur district, Bihar. Sunny Kumar Singh, 18, son of Upendra Kumar Singh from Ward 9, Ekawna village, was living with family in Dhanupra village under Nagar police station. On Friday morning, he stepped out with a friend for coaching at a KG Road center in Nawada thana jurisdiction, unaware of the danger lurking.

The last communication from Sunny came at 10:50 AM. He first alerted his cousin about being with some young men, then frantically called his brother: ‘They’re forcing me on a bike to Garhni. They’re planning to kill me!’ Silence followed as his phone switched off. Frantic relatives filed a missing person report at Nawada station.

Swift police work paid off. Analyzing CCTV clips, they nabbed a key suspect. His confession led to the discovery of Sunny’s strangled body in a flooded ditch by Piprahia underpass late Friday. Postmortem is underway to confirm cause of death.

The trigger? A bitter Instagram spat linked to a girl. Her boyfriend, enraged, orchestrated the kidnapping with pals. They assaulted Sunny before ending his life. Three perpetrators are under interrogation. ‘We’re piecing together the timeline; justice will be served,’ stated Nawada station in-charge Bipin Bihari.

As news spread, Badhara and Ara areas gripped in terror. This isn’t just a murder—it’s a stark warning on how online grudges can explode into real-world violence. Families now double-check their wards’ safety, while police vow enhanced surveillance around educational hubs.