Kanpur: A 7-year-old boy was allegedly kidnapped and murdered by his tenant near Sultanpur village in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Wednesday.
The body of Gopal, who did not return from school on Tuesday, was recovered from a field near Sultanpur village in Brar area, and his throat slit, they said.
"The minor's family members informed the police on Tuesday, when he did not return from school suspecting he had been kidnapped. His friends told the police that he went along with Raju (the tenant)," Manoj Sonkar, Superintendent of Police (Rural) said.
According to the police, Raju had been involved in a feud with his landlord Sunil Awasthi, the victim's father and to avenge this, he murdered the minor.
The accused has been taken into custody and investigations are on, police said, adding the minor's body has been sent for a postmortem.
The body of Gopal, who did not return from school on Tuesday, was recovered from a field near Sultanpur village in Brar area, and his throat slit, they said.
"The minor's family members informed the police on Tuesday, when he did not return from school suspecting he had been kidnapped. His friends told the police that he went along with Raju (the tenant)," Manoj Sonkar, Superintendent of Police (Rural) said.
The accused has been taken into custody and investigations are on, police said, adding the minor's body has been sent for a postmortem.
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