Rs 1.2-Crore Testicle Myth: How A Reel Led To A Teen's Murder In Bhopal
A 17-year-old boy was murdered in Bhopal after a group of youths, influenced by a misleading Instagram reel, falsely believed that human testicles could be sold for over one crore rupees. Police have arrested the primary conspirators, noting that the crime was driven by a baseless myth rather than an organized organ-trafficking network.
Why it matters
This case illustrates the dangerous real-world consequences of misinformation and viral social media content on vulnerable populations.
How much could human testicles be worth?For a group of young men and boys in Bhopal, police say, the answer apparently came not from a doctor or a medical textbook but from an Instagram reel. The figure they allegedly came to believe was staggering Rs 1.20 crore. That bizarre myth about human testicles being worth crores is now at the centre of a murder investigation in which a 17-year-old boy who sold pens and keychains for a living was allegedly lured with Rs 100, taken to an isolated spot and killed.Police say the conspiracy involved an Instagram reel, a 20-year-old BBA student allegedly masquerading as a doctor, three minors and the promise of instant riches. Investigators allege that Zoheb Khan, who would wear a white apron and project himself as a doctor despite actually being a second-year BBA student, convinced his associates that the testicles of a teenage boy could be sold…
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