A gruesome murder in Taloja has left residents shocked after a 45-year-old man allegedly killed the 17-year-old daughter of his friend. The accused, who has been arrested, reportedly acted out of long-standing economic and personal disputes with the girl’s family, the police said.

According to Navi Mumbai Police, the accused and the girl’s father were once close friends. “The motive is linked to economic and personal problems. It was not a sudden act but the fallout of a strained relationship between the two families,” an officer said.