NEW DELHI: Police on Wednesday found the body of a 13-year-old boy who went missing after visiting a forest with a group to bury a dog in the Bhati Mines area, and said he was allegedly strangled to death.
The victim, a class 9 student, had gone out to play with friends on Tuesday evening but did not return home, following which his family filed a complaint, they said.
“During the search operation, a team recovered the body from a nearby forest area in South Delhi,” a police officer said. Family members alleged that the child was playing outside their home when he accompanied some people to the jungle to bury a dog.
Police said the preliminary investigation suggested the boy was strangled to death. Efforts are underway to ascertain the exact sequence of events and the motive behind the killing, police said. Sources said police questioned two juveniles.
Family members and locals protested outside the Sanjay Colony police post, briefly blocking a road while demanding strict action.
Police later pacified the protesters and brought the situation under control. “He went to the jungle around 3 pm on Tuesday and did not return till late at night. We launched a search operation and even informed the police. A missing report was lodged, and police teams launched a search operation,” the aunt of the victim told mediapersons.
She said they got information from the police about his death. “We have no enmity with anyone. We want justice,” she said.