The Hindu : Kidnapped boy's body found

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Wednesday, Feb 04, 2004

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Kidnapped boy's body found

By Our Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI, FEB. 3. The body of a 10-year-old boy, who was kidnapped from his Gurgaon house in Haryana on January 30, was found in an open water-tank outside an under-construction building at Gurgaon Sector 10 on Monday night. Though the deceased's parents had received a ransom call from the kidnappers, the police suspect that personal enmity could have led to the murder.

The deceased, Mukesh, who was a student of Class V, had gone missing from his house at Sector 7 Extension around 4-30 p.m. on January 30. His father, Balwan Singh, who works with the Safdarjung Hospital branch of Bank of Baroda, lodged a missing report with the police. Next day, Mukesh's 13-year-old sister received a call in which the caller demanded Rs. 2 lakhs for his safe release.

Within five minutes, the kidnappers made two more calls, but did not repeat the demand. Meanwhile, the police kept searching for them. Mukesh's family did not receive any other ransom call. On Monday night, the police received an anonymous call informing that the body of a boy had been dumped in an open water-tank outside an under construction building at Sector 10. Subsequently, a team reached the spot and recovered the body. Initial investigations revealed that Mukesh had been strangled.

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