Bhopal Horror: Teen boy trapped for Rs 100, murdered as Zoeb & Amir tried to sell his testicles for 1.2 Cr watching a reel

A bizarre social-media myth about human testicles being worth crores ended in the murder of a teenage boy in Bhopal, after a group of youngsters, influenced by an Instagram reel, targeted him for the supposed financial gain. Police say the accused believed the body part could be sold for around Rs 1.2 crore and, after killing the teenager, removed his testicles in an attempt to sell them.

 

The case came to light on August 10, when an unidentified body was recovered from the Dhobighat area near Chhota Talab. The teenager, later identified as Rehan, had suffered multiple injuries from sharp-edged weapons. Police initially registered a murder case against unidentified persons and circulated photographs of the deceased while trying to establish his identity.

 

Five days later, Rehan's mother approached the police while searching for her missing son. A distinctive tattoo on his hand reportedly helped investigators confirm his identity. Police then began reconstructing his movements, questioning people who knew him and examining the circumstances surrounding his disappearance.

 

 

 

 

According to the investigation, the murder was planned and executed on August 6. Police found that two minors approached Rehan at Iqbal Maidan, where he sold pens and keychains, and told him they needed his help to settle a fight near Khatlapura. They offered him Rs 100 to accompany them.  

 

Rehan agreed and was taken through Ginnauri and Kilol Park towards the secluded Dhobighat area. Police found that a 20-year-old BBA student, identified in reports as Zoheb or Joheb Khan, remained in contact with the group over the phone and guided them during the operation.

 

Once the teenager was taken to the isolated spot, he was attacked from behind and stabbed repeatedly with a knife and a blade. Investigators further found that after killing him, the accused removed his testicles and placed them in a polythene bag, apparently intending to sell them.

 

 

Police say the motive emerged during the investigation. The accused had reportedly watched an Instagram reel claiming that human testicles could fetch an enormous amount of money. The group came to believe that the body part could be sold for around Rs 1.2 crore.

 

Social-media versions of the claim have circulated with figures as high as Rs 6 crore. Investigators, however, have found no medical or factual basis for such claims.

 

The investigation indicates that the viral claim was not simply discussed among the accused but became the basis for their plan to target adolescent boys. Police are now examining the original source of the social-media content and how it influenced the suspects.

 

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The plan quickly fell apart after the murder. Police found that the accused had no confirmed buyer and apparently had no practical means of selling or preserving the body part.

 

According to the investigation, the group kept the testicles for several days while attempting to find someone willing to purchase them. When no buyer emerged, the body part was eventually thrown into the water.

 

The development has further exposed the extent to which the accused appear to have acted on an unverified social-media claim without any understanding of whether such a market actually existed.

 

 

Zoheb, a second-year BBA student, wore a white apron and presented himself as a doctor. Police believe this may have helped him make the bizarre claim appear credible to the other members of the group.

 

Investigators reportedly consulted a doctor during the probe and found no medical basis for the claim that human testicles could be sold for ₹1.2 crore. Police have also found no evidence so far pointing to an organised organ-trafficking network behind the murder.

 

Police have arrested Zoheb Khan, 20, and Aamir Qureshi, 18, while three minors have been detained in connection with the case. The knife used in the murder has also been recovered.

 

 

 

The investigation has also brought to light earlier attempts by the group to target other boys.

 

In one instance, a boy approached with a similar offer of Rs 100 reportedly refused to accompany the group. In another incident, the intended victim resisted and managed to escape. Police registered an attempt-to-murder case in connection with that incident.

 

These incidents have led investigators to examine whether the group had been looking for potential victims for some time before Rehan was targeted.

 

 

Rehan came from a financially vulnerable family. His father had died, while his mother worked as a cleaner at a public toilet. The teenager reportedly helped support the family by selling pens and keychains around Iqbal Maidan and Moti Masjid.

 

Police believe the accused knew Rehan and may have selected him because they had been told that they needed a boy above a certain age for their plan.

 

His killing therefore began with what appeared to be an ordinary offer of Rs 100 but ended in a brutal murder driven by a false social-media claim about making crores from a human body part.

 

 

The Bhopal case has raised concerns about the real-world consequences of misinformation circulating through short-video platforms. What began as an unverified claim on social media became a criminal plan, with the accused attempting to identify potential victims and ultimately killing a teenager.

 

Police are continuing to investigate the source of the reel, the precise roles played by Zoheb, Aamir and the three detained minors, and whether anyone else was involved. Investigators are also examining whether the group had made any other attempts to target boys before Rehan's murder.