Bhubaneswar, April 22 -- https://images.odishatv.in/uploadimage/library/16_9/16_9_0/recent_photo_1745340264.webp
An 11-year-old boy who had gone missing and was subsequently found dead in a septic tank at Ratanpur village under Delanga police limits in Puri district was sexually abused before the minor was allegedly killed, Puri SP Vinit Agrawal said on Tuesday in a presser.
According to sources, the incident was earlier reported from the district, where the victim was found dead under mysterious circumstances. Initial investigations have revealed that the child was sexually assaulted prior to being murdered. The case has been officially registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
The accused attempted t...