Overview
- The boy went missing on June 14 and police recovered his decomposed body in Jaipur’s Muhana area on June 25, with investigators saying advanced decay had separated the head from the torso.
- On June 28 Jaipur Police detained three local minors they say lured the child, strangled him and then attacked him with a sharp weapon.
- Police have said the motive was an offensive remark the victim made to one accused’s sister and that officers recovered a knife they allege was used in the attack.
- A special investigation team questioned more than 150 people and used technical evidence and interrogations to identify the three suspects, while forensic processing of the scene and remains is ongoing.
- Reports differ on the exact ages of the victim and the detained children and the case will proceed under juvenile laws as police complete forensic and legal steps and the family continues to identify the child by clothing.