Missing minor’s body found in bush

body of a 9-yearold boy, Arjun Singh, who had gone missing from his house, was found in the bushes behind a toast factory in Bharatpur’s Rupwas town on Sunday morning , police said.

A police team led by circle officer of Bayana Himanshu Sharma, reached the spot and collected samples that were sent to the forensic laboratory.

The dead body was handed over to family members after postmortem, police said.

Ramprakash Jatav, father of the deceased, who earns his livelihood by selling milk, had sent Arjun along with two of his siblings to deliver milk to the factory workers at 5:45 pm on Saturday, police said.

Two of the siblings returned home to inform that their brother had been asked to stay back by one of the workers at the factory. When Arjun did not return, his father informed police, who were unable to trace the missing boy till late at night.

Even the workers at the factory denied seeing the missing boy, police said.

The dead body was spotted by a passersby in the bushes behind the Sugan toast factory, on way to Dholpur. The body was later identified by the deceased family members.

Investigating officer of Rupwas police Abijeet Meena said based on the complaint lodged by Jatav , a case been registered.

Prima facie it seems that the boy’s body was thrown into the bushes after being strangled, police said.

Police found his throat tied with a rope, police said. A number of workers of the factory have been detained for interrogation, Meena said. “We are interrogating people and hope to nab the culprit soon.”

Bharatpur superintendent of police Anil Kumar Tank said the boy was strangled by his killers when he saw them stealing woods from the factory and threatened them to complaint to the factory owner.

Nearly half a dozen people have been detained for interrogation and the case will solved soon, he said.

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