MEERUT, Sept. 30 -- A 16-year-old Bajrang Dal worker was allegedly shot dead over a social media post in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district, police confirmed on Tuesday. The crime was committed in Dehri village under the jurisdiction of Katghar police station, prompting swift probe and a protest by the victim's supporters.

The victim, identified as Shobhit Kumar, a resident of Suraj Nagar Peetal Basti, was gunned down in what authorities describe as a targeted attack stemming from an altercation over an Instagram post involving a female friend.

Details of the post remain under wraps as the investigation unfolds, but police sources indicate it sparked a fierce online disagreement that escalated into a fatal confrontation.

"The motive ap...