Boy sodomised, murdered (Lead)

June 17th, 2011 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS  

New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) An eight-year-old boy was abducted from his home, sodomised and strangulated to death here, police said Thursday.

The Class 3 student’s semi-naked body was found in an under-construction building barely 500 metres from his house in Jaitpur area of south Delhi Wednesday evening.

“One of the neighbours told the police that a semi-naked body of a boy, whose legs were tied with a rope, was lying there. Blood had clotted around his nose. Initial investigation revealed that the boy was sodomised and then killed. His body has been sent for autopsy,” a police officer said.

The victim’s family members lodged a police complaint Tuesday when he went missing.

A police officer investigating the case said that a person had been detained for questioning.

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