A nine-year-old boy was strangled to death by his neighbour for resisting sodomy attempt at Rahola area in West Delhi on Saturday. The boy's body was found in a bag at the terrace of the accused Jai Kumar's house in the evening.
According to the police, at about 10 am, the victim, identified as Piyush, went to buy some groceries. He came back and handed over the item to his mother and left again. However, when he did not return for hours, his mother called her husband after which they started to look him.
Police said the family could not find the boy, they finally reported the matter to the police station. During checking of the neighbouring houses, a bag was spotted in which the victim's body was stuffed. During investigation, police learnt that Piyush was last seen with Jai Kumar. Police picked him up for interrogation during which he confessed to the crime.
The accused revealed that in the morning, he lured Piyush showing him some money to buy goodies and took him to the neighbouring building that houses a candle fatory. He said he that he tried to sodomise the boy but he resisted and started screaming. The accused the strangled him with a piece of cloth.
He then stuffed the body in a bag and dumped it on the terrace of the same building and escaped from the spot. A case of murder filed against him and he was arrested. Piyush was a Class III student in a Government school while Jai works at a private firm. Jai's parents were not at home when he took the boy to the house. Piyush stayed with his parents and two sisters. His father is a labourer.