Punjab Newsline | Bhiwani
The body of a seven-year-old boy, Sachin, who had been missing from his home for four days, was recovered from a village pond under suspicious circumstances in Mundhal Khurd village of Bhiwani district on Tuesday.
Sachin had gone missing on the evening of October 23. His family members and villagers made extensive efforts to trace him, searching nearby areas and other possible locations, but could not find any clue about his whereabouts.
The incident came to light on Tuesday morning when villagers noticed a dog sniffing near the body lying along the pond. Suspecting something unusual, they alerted other residents. The village sarpanch and villagers reached the spot and pulled the body out of the pond.
Following the discovery, police personnel arrived at the scene and called a forensic team to collect evidence and investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Sachin's grandfather said the child had been missing since the evening of October 23. Despite repeated efforts by the family and villagers to locate him, no information about his whereabouts could be obtained.
An investigating officer from Mundhal police post said the police received information at around 7 am on Tuesday about a child's body being found in the village pond. A police team immediately reached the spot, and the forensic team was called to assist in the investigation.
The exact circumstances surrounding Sachin's death will become clear after the post-mortem examination and further police investigation.
