# 16-year-old detained over grandfather’s killing in Rajasthan’s Pali 2026-08-15T00:29:45+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets A 16-year-old boy has been detained for allegedly killing his 85-year-old grandfather in Rajasthan’s Pali district, police said. His alleged accomplice and a 50-year-old farm watchman have been arrested. The incident took place on August 10 and the body was recovered near a river two days later after residents alerted police. Police said the body had stab wounds and marks suggesting strangulation. The teenager allegedly confessed during questioning and told police that he and his friend used a screwdriver and knife, put the body in a sack, transported it on a scooter and dumped it in the river. Police said his phone contained searches about murder methods. The victim’s sons in Mumbai filed the murder complaint after learning of his death on social media. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com - timesnownews.com Tags: Pali, Rajasthan Police Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/16-year-old-detained-for-killing-grandfather-in-rajasthans-pali/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/16-year-old-detained-for-killing-grandfather-in-rajasthans-pali/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.