India, Nov. 1 -- A 34-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her 16-year-old daughter, her boyfriend, and his three friends - aged between 15 and 18 years - and staged it as a suicide, police said on Friday, adding that all five have been detained.

According to police, the girl had been in a relationship with a boy for some time. On the night of October 25, she allegedly brought him and his friends home without informing her mother. When she saw them, she confronted her daughter. The argument that followed escalated, and the girl along with her friends allegedly smothered her with a towel, killing her instantly.

To make it appear as a suicide, the group is said to have hung her from the ceiling fan, locked the house, and fled. The follo...