A 12 year-old boy was brutally murdered, while resisting an attempt of sodomy, by a cleaner in a place of worship in Ghaziabad on Thursday, police said. The minor had left home around 12 noon on Thursday. “When he did not return after a couple of hours, his mother went to look for him,” assistant superintendent of police (ASP) Amit Verma said.

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When she reached the place of worship, she heard loud shrieking. “Inside, she saw the accused coming out of a room with blood on his hands. The accused managed to escape,” Verma said. The boy was in a semi-naked condition and his throat had been slit, Verma said.
An FIR has been lodged and the police are looking for the accused.
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