HOSHIARPUR: A 5-year-old boy was kidnapped and killed by miscreants in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district late on Tuesday evening. The killers allegedly dumped the child’s body at a crematorium after the murder. Police suspect child abuse in the case.
According to police, the boy, a resident of Deep Nagar, was playing outside his house when a man on a scooty lured him with chocolates and kidnapped him.
When the child did not return home for a long time, his family began searching for him.
The entire incident was captured on CCTV cameras, following which the police traced and arrested the accused. Further investigation is underway.
