Hyderabad, May 10: In a shocking incident, a seven-year-old boy was allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered in Hyderabad. The incident took place on May 8 at a plot near his house in Pahadishareef, reported The Times of India. The victim was a class 2 student and lived with his family at Wadi-e-Mustafa Colony in Pahadesharif.

According to the report, the boy went to buy a soft drink from a shop close to his house at around 9 pm on Wednesday. The victim’s father who worked as a centring worker, started searching for him as he did not return after 15 minutes.  Mumbai: 11-Year-Old Girl Raped And Sodomised by Tempo Driver While Returning From Garba Event.

While going towards the shops, he saw a crowd had gathered near a plot, he found his son’s body in a nearby plot owned by Khaja Moinuddin. Assistant Commissioner of police, Vanasthalipuram, C Gandhinarayana told TOI, “The unknown assailant slammed the boy’s head to the floor and killed him on the spot.” A woman staying near the polt heard the boy crying and saw a man taking the boy into bushes in the plot. Uttar Pradesh: 9-Year-Old Boy Sodomised, Police on Lookout for Accused.

According to the report, some locals also saw the suspect running away from the plot. Police immediately shifted the body to Osmania General Hospital for an autopsy. In the autopsy report, it was found that the boy was sodomised. The Police have initiated a probe and launched a manhunt operation to nab the culprit.

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