POLICE LOOK FOR SUSPECT IN FOUR-YEAR-OLD’S ABDUCTION, MURDER CASE

The Surajpur police have launched a search for a suspect in the abduction and murder case of a four-yearold boy. The victim had gone missing on January 24. His body was recovered after 20 days. So far one suspect – Anil (24) – has been arrested, while another suspect Vijay, 25, is on the run. According to police, the two suspects had allegedly strangled the child to death and dumped the body at an isolated location.

An uncle of the victim said the child’s father was out while his mother was inside when he went missing at 10:30am. “We had informed police the same day he went missing,” he said.

He said on January 13, Vijay and his wife had shifted to their neighbourhood. A few days later, Anil shifted to Vijay’s place. The suspects used to play marbles with the boy, he alleged. “It appears they kidnapped my nephew to extort money, believing my brother had applied for a loan of Rs 8 lakh and that it was under process,” he said.

Harish Chander, DCP, Noida Central, said the suspects are both residents of Kannauj. “The suspects killed the boy and dumped the body but could not muster the courage to make extortion calls,” he said.

Ajay Kumar, SHO, Surajpur said the police found the two had allegedly been absconding since the incident.

“They fled the same night while Vijay’s wife fled two days later. Their door was open and the police team found some kanche (marbles) from their room,” he said.

Anil was held from Surajpur. Police said he allegedly admitted his involvement, along with Vijay. Based on his interrogatio, the police conducted a search and recovered the body from a boggy behind a closed factory in Site B. A case has been registered under IPC sections 364 and 302.