5-yr-old sodomized, killed

The highly decomposed body of a five-year-old boy, who reportedly went missing two days ago, was found in a gunny bag dumped in a gutter in Kirti Nagar area of west Delhi on Thursday.

The highly decomposed body of a five-year-old boy, who reportedly went missing two days ago, was found in a gunny bag dumped in a gutter in Kirti Nagar area of west Delhi on Thursday.

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Police said the child had been sodomized before being strangled to death.

Angry relatives and neighbours of the boy, identified as Bunty, staged a protest outside Kirti Nagar police station and pelted stones at police against its inaction.

Bunty’s father Manoj, a labourer at a local shoe factory, had reported him missing on April 14 around 1 pm, the police said. He had been last seen playing outside his house.

“They approached the police the same day and a case of kidnapping was registered at Kirti Nagar police station,” said Sharad Agarwal, DCP (west).

On Thursday morning, MCD workers cleaning a sewer line in the area found the body stacked in the gunny bag. Manoj identified the body with by the clothes it was wearing. A medical examination revealed the boy had injuries on his private parts.

His mouth was stuffed with a piece of cloth and

prima facie, it seemed he was smothered.

Police suspect the boy, who lived with his parents, an elder brother and a younger brother in Jawahar Camp, was sodomized by someone known to him .