By Express News Service

NIZAMABAD: Police found a body of a nine-year-old boy, B Srikanth near a well in Siddapur village entrance under Varni police station limits of Nizamabad district on Monday.

Police had registered a missing case when Srikanth went missing on July 7. According to Varni police sub-inspector G Anjaiah, Srikanth has been missing from last few days. He had gone to play cricket with his friends on July 7 to never return. After searching, his parents lodged a complaint on Sunday.

Meanwhile, a body was found by villagers on Monday who then alerted the police. His parents allege that some of their relatives have kidnapped and killed him in the name of puja.

They said that two of their relatives — Dasharath and Ramdas — had discussed about sacrificing a human for a puja with their family members and offered money to anyone who was ready to sacrifice himself.

The parents asked police to arrest the two suspected persons after which arguments took place between police and deceased’s family. After pacifying the parents, they shifted body to Nizamabad Government General Hospital for post mortem. Police has registered a case of suspicious death and investigation is on. The deceased belongs to Kayasth Lambad community which comes under E Group of the Backward

Class.

Bodhan CI S Srinivasulu visited the village and made security agreement’s to maintain law and order and ensure that no untoward incident takes place.