A 15-year-old boy, who went missing under mysterious circumstances, was found dead in West Delhi’s Hari Nagar on last Thursday. Enraged over the incident, family members and relatives of the victim, Vivek, gathered outside the Hari Nagar police station on Monday afternoon and protested against police inaction.
While the victim’s family members have alleged that he was kidnapped and murdered by the locals of Hari Nagar area over personal enmity, but initially the investigators had claimed that it was a fatal accident. However after the protest, a Sub-Inspector, Ashok Kumar, posted with the Hari Nagar police station was suspended and the investigation was transferred to the special staff of West district.
Police said that the deceased Vivek resided at Bindapur along with his mother. “The victim family members told the police that on October 8, Vivek had gone to visit in a religious program in Hari Nagar and he last spoke to his mother over the phone and had told her that he will come next day. But when he did not return home, his mother tried to contact him on his mobile phone, which was found to be switched off,” a senior police officer said.
On October 10, the victim’s mother approached the police and informed the police about the matter. After receiving the complaint, a case of abduction was registered. During investigation, police found the victim’s body in a Subzi Mandi mortuary.