Breaking Crime News: A 5-year-old innocent boy suddenly disappeared in Rayagada, Odisha, then the family got a ransom message… after a few hours, the dead body was found in a sack behind the house. Was the innocent murdered after kidnapping? What big clue did the police get?
Rayagada Kidnapping Case: A very painful and shocking news has come out from Odisha. An innocent 5 year old child was murdered in Bissam Cuttack area of Raigarh district. The child’s body was found in a sack behind the house, after which panic and anger spread in the entire area. It is being told that the child was missing since Friday evening. The family was busy searching for him when a ransom message came from an unknown number. The child’s body was recovered a few hours later. Police has started the investigation of the matter.
How did a 5 year old child go missing?
The deceased child has been identified as Rushi Gantayat. He was the elder son of local resident Purushottam Gantayat. According to the family, Rushi suddenly disappeared from near the house on Friday evening. At first the family thought that he might have gone somewhere to play, but when he did not return home till late at night, their worries increased and the family started searching for him.
Why did the family receive a threatening ransom message?
During the investigation, a message came from an unknown number on Rushi’s uncle’s mobile phone. It was written in this message that the child has been kidnapped and a demand of Rs 3 to 4 lakh was made for his release. The message also threatened that if the police were informed or the money was not given, the child would be killed. The family was shocked after reading this message.
How was the child’s body found in a sack behind the house?
The family and local people were busy searching for the child. A few hours later, a suspicious sack was found lying behind his old house. When it was opened, the child’s body was inside. Initial suspicion is that the child was murdered by strangulation or attack with a sharp weapon and then the body was put in a sack and thrown away.
What came to light in the police investigation?
As soon as the information was received, the Odisha Police team reached the spot. The police have taken possession of the body and sent it for postmortem and have started investigating the matter. The police have detained a suspicious person and he is being interrogated. Officials say that the truth behind this murder will soon be revealed.
Was the kidnapping done for ransom?
The biggest question in this whole matter is whether the child was kidnapped only for ransom or there is some other reason behind it. Since money was demanded in the message, the police is also investigating from this angle whether the accused wanted to kidnap the child and take ransom from it, but due to some reason he killed him.
An atmosphere of fear and anger in the area
After this painful incident, there is an atmosphere of fear and anger in the entire area. Local people have demanded immediate arrest of the accused and strict punishment. At present the police is investigating from every angle and it is expected that this heart-wrenching murder case will be revealed soon.