Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Mar 8: Police today said that a teenage neighbour along with his mother killed an 8-year-old boy who was missing for the last several weeks after his body was today recovered from Gujar Pati forests of the area.
The boy who has been identified as Talib Hussain son of Manzoor Ahmad Khan was playing outside his residence but did not return home on February 15, prompting his family to complain to a nearby police station.
“The mystery behind the sudden disappearance of the year-old-boy Talib Ahmad Khan has been solved by Police after his body was recovered on the disclosure of the accused from a nearby forest area of village Awoora of district Kupwara,” police said.
As per police, all the water bodies, surrounding forest and suspected places were searched using drones and sniffing dogs but to no avail.
In this regard, several suspects were also put to sustained questioning during the last few weeks.
As per police, after exploring all the possible angles and questioning of a large number of people in connection with the case, it was finally able to zero in on the main suspect.
“The suspect confessed after sustained questioning to the commission of the crime and led to the recovery of the victim’s body,” SSP Kupwara Yougal Manhas told reporters.
Police and even some prominent members from the civil society had also announced a reward for anyone who would help in tracing the innocent child.
“The accused in the case has turned out to be the neighbour of the victim namely Aamir Ahmad Khan (19) son of Mohammad Amin Khan and his mother Shahnaza Begum (37),” the SSP said. However the reason behind the gruesome incident is still part of the investigation, police said.
After conducting the medico-legal formalities, the body was handed over to the family.
Pertinent to mention here, police teams led by additional SP Pardeep Singh, DySP Headquarters Rashid Younis, Inspector Nazeer Ahmad (SHOof police station Trehgam) and Azhar Shakeel (IC PP) Awoora worked out the case after putting in relentless efforts, the officer added.
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