JAIPUR: A nine-year-old boy was brutally murdered by his teenaged friend in Jalore’s Sachor area when the victim refused to have a sexual relationship with the accused. The police have rounded up the 17-year-old friend who has allegedly confessed to the crime. The friend hit the boy repeatedly on his head with a brick while attempting to sodomize him, police said. The boy died on the spot.

SP, Jalore, Satyendra Kumar said that the victim, Bhuraram Bheel, was a resident of Ram Colony in Sachor town and a Class II student at a private school. His father is a labourer.

“Bhuraram’s family members were celebrating Holi till late night on Friday. Bhuraram was seen alive last at 11 pm. He then disappeared. The family members didn’t notice his disappearance immediately due to the celebrations. But when they couldn’t find him till 1 am, they informed the police,” said the officer.

The officer added that a search was launched for the boy. “His body was found lying in an enclosed place used for keeping cattle at around 1 am on Saturday. There were injury marks on his head suggesting someone hit him repeatedly with a brick that was found lying near the body,” the officer said.

He added that the body was taken to mortuary and an investigation was launched. “The boy was seen with his 17-year-old friend living in the neighbourhood. Family members said that both used to spend a lot of time together,” said the officer.

“We rounded up the friend whose footprints matched with those found on the spot. We also found blood stains on the friend’s body following which he was interrogated. He confessed to the crime,” said the officer.

The suspect reportedly told the police that he and the victim had a sexual relationship. “They had gone to the enclosed place to have a physical relationship, but the victim protested due to some reason. Infuriated over this, the friend hit him repeatedly on his head with a brick. Bhuraram died on the spot,” said the officer. The minor has been detained.

