Staff Reporter
A 15-year-old boy was allegedly raped and found dead in a canal in Shahana Lok area of Mandi Bahauddin.
The incident triggered protests by people demanding a probe into the gruesome murder and arrest of the culprits at the earliest. The police said that the incident took place in Shahana Lok area.
According to FIR, the teenager left his home for school but never returned. On this, the family approached the police and lodged a complaint. However, late Saturday night, “we found his body from a canal near Rasool Power House, his father told the police. “There were no clothes on his body. Not even shoes,” he added.
The body was handed over to the family after a post-mortem examination for burial.
Police said, according to the school records, the teenager never reached school. The rape will only be confirmed after the medical reports come out.
The deceased was the only brother of five sisters. His family has demanded that the perpetrators be arrested immediately.
