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AGRA: In a bizarre case of quarrel between lovers, a girl thrashed her boyfriend in the middle of a busy road in Agra when the boy failed to give a WhatsApp-enable 4G phone to her, which she demanded.

The incident took place on Tuesday afternoon at 100-feet road in Kalandi Vihar area of Itmad-ud-daula police jurisdiction.

According to a source, the girl had an old Nokia phone. When her boyfriend revealed that he got a job in a private firm in Nainital, she demanded a 4G smartphone with WhatsApp so that she could remain in touch him. But the boy hesitated and said he will send her a phone from Nainital.

Seeing her wish not getting fulfilled, the infuriated girl slapped and started thrashing him on the busy road, after which locals rushed to intervene into the matter and calm them down. Later cops were called, who took the couple at police station.

Police said the boy belongs to Mainpuri and the girl is his distant relative. Both have been in a relationship for a long time.

Speaking to TOI, station officer of Itmad-ud-daula Shatrunjay Singh said, “We detained the couple to avoid any further conflict them and called their parents to resolve the matter. Later, the parents of both took them to their homes.”

