Acting on a tip off, the police exhumed the body of a four-year-old boy who had died on December 29, allegedly coming under the boulders. The police had come to know that it was the death caused after a tractor had hit the victim.
Since, the parents of the victim worked with the tractor owner, they did not raise the issue and the tractor owner hushed up the matter by burying the body of the boy. The incident had taken place in Hinotia village area under Gunga police station area and the body was buried in haste.
After exhuming the body, the police have sent it for post-mortem and have arrested three persons in this regard.
The victim Rakesh Jhanku died at the stone crusher under suspicious circumstances and was buried by the victim’s father, without informing police about the incident. After the police came to know about the death, they started investigation.
Victim’s father Mahesh Jhanku hails from Chhindwara district and used to work as a labour at the stone crusher.
It was found that the statements of the victim’s father were not recorded.
The Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) in view of the circumstantial evidences, granted the police permission for exhuming the body.
Sensing the matter would blow out of proportion the police in a damaging mode acted swiftly and arrested three persons but still the main accused who hit the victim is still at large and the police are searching for the accused.
The police registered a case under section 304, 201, 176, 34 and 3(2)(5) of SC and ST Prevention of Atrocities Act.