Just a day after a 19-year-old girl from Vasai tied his 16-year-old brother a rakhi, the latter strangulated her to death, as she remained busy with her new phone most of the time. The Waliv police have booked the accused on charges of murder and sent him to a correction home.

According to the police, the deceased has been identified as Kajal Pagare. She used to stay in Palan Pada village, Vasai East, along with her mother and two brothers (18 and 16 years old respectively). The incident happened when she was at home with the accused, while her mother and other brother were away for work. Police sources said that Pagare had bought a smartphone around two months back and she used to spend most of her time talking to a friend. The accused didn't like this habit and had fought over this several times.