Blood-soaked body of two-year-old found near pond
PRAYAGRAJ, May 16 -- The blood-soaked body of a two-and-a-half-year-old child, who had come to attend a programme marking a family member's death anniversary, was found late Wednesday night near a pond in Rajapur Kadrau village under Nawabganj police station limits.
The child had gone missing during the event, and after receiving information, police reached the spot and sent the body for postmortem.
According to reports, Manoj Patel, a resident of Rajapur Kadrau, had organised a ceremony at his old house in the middle of the village to mark the first death anniversary of his uncle. While relatives and children had gathered at a newly constructed house about 200 meters from the old house, Manoj's two-and-a-half-year-old son, Yuvraj, went missing in the evening.
No immediate search was made during the event. However, around 9 pm, some villagers went near a pond located about 50 meters from the new house and discovered Yuvraj's blood-soaked body, which had injury marks on the forehead. Family members alleged that a 10-year-old girl from the village was seen taking the child along with her.
On receiving the information, SHO Nawabganj Santosh Singh, CO Kunda Amarnath Gupta, and ASP (West) Sanjay Rai reached the site. After speaking to the family and villagers, police sent the body for autopsy. A case has been filed against the girl alleged to have taken the child with her, he added.
SHO Santosh Singh, "The body has been sent for postmortem. Action will be taken based on the report."...
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