10-yr-old boy murdered, people suspect of sacrifice

Head and torso of a 10-year-old boy was found lying on the bank of Moran river in Balrampur district on Sunday evening.

The boy was missing for 5 days and he was brutally murdered. Meanwhile, the people suspected that the minor was sacrificed to please the deity or perform black magic.

The boy was murdered by slitting his throat with a sharp-edged weapon. There is a possibility that the child was sacrificed. The incident occurred in the Balangi police station limits.

The deceased minor was identified as Brijesh Kumar Pal (10), resident of Torfa village, who all of sudden disappeared while he was playing in front of the house at around 4 pm on September 2. After the incident, the family filed a complaint in the police station under the missing person category. Tragically, the child's body was found 500 meters away from the house.