The physique of a 16-year-old boy, who had been lacking for the final two days, was discovered within the empty elevate shaft of an under-construction constructing at Pardi in Valsad district, a brief distance from his home, police stated.
The deceased has been recognized as Atul Yogendra Prasad, a Class 9 pupil. Based on particulars, Prasad was enjoying exterior his home located at Pardi GIDC on November 27.
When he didn’t return, his dad and mom carried out a search operation however didn’t find him. They then contacted the Pardi police station and lodged a lacking grievance. On Friday morning, when labourers gathered on the under-construction constructing within the space, they noticed one thing coated underneath dried branches and leaves within the empty elevate shaft.
On eradicating them, they discovered the physique of {the teenager} and alerted the police. The daddy of the lacking boy was knowledgeable and he recognized the physique to be that of his son. Police stated they discovered a number of harm marks on the physique of the deceased whereas ruling out chance of sexual assault.
Police have registered a case of homicide in opposition to unknown individuals and have begun a probe within the matter.
Valsad district Superintendent of Police Dr Karanraj Vaghela stated, “The sufferer had gone lacking two days in the past and the physique was recovered in an under-construction web site within the shaft space. Bricks had been discovered mendacity across the physique”.
“At current, it’s tough to say something… We’ve got despatched the physique for a autopsy examination to search out the precise reason for the dying. We suspect the sufferer could have been pushed from the fourth flooring within the shaft space with no elevate, and later bricks had been thrown on him,” Vaghela added.
