Minor ‘rape victim’ found dead in Mamoun Kanjan
Police say boy had gone missing on March 11
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DIJKOT:
A missing boy was found dead allegedly after sexual assault in Mamoun Kanjan, Punjab by Rescue 1122 officials after a prolonged search on Sunday evening.
The police shifted the body to a hospital for autopsy.
The family of the victim had lodged a complaint on March 11 at the local police station that the 12-year-old boy had gone missing.
Allah Ditta, the father of the victim, had reportedly sent him to his friend Shahid Mahmood’s home in the Chak No. 509GB Tambakuwalan. He stated that the minor boy was playing outside the home when he was kidnapped by unidentified people. “When the boy did not return home, my relatives and I searched the nearby areas but could not find him. We immediately went to the police station and filed a complaint,” he said.