Hyderabad, May 23 -- A 25-year-old man from Telangana's Suryapet district was allegedly murdered by two of his friends following a dispute over private photographs, police said.

The victim, identified as Balguri Ganesh, was a resident of Ganapavaram village in Kodad mandal of Suryapet district. According to investigators, Ganesh had become acquainted with two youths - Barrenkula Somesh and Pagilla Uday Kiran from the Huzurnagar area - through a homosexual dating application called "Polo".

Police said the three became close friends and frequently spent time together. However, tensions reportedly developed between Ganesh and Somesh over time.

Investigators said Ganesh allegedly threatened Somesh that he would leak their private photograp...