Boy found dead

Published July 29, 2006

HARIPUR, July 28: A minor boy was killed in mysterious circumstances in village Bandi Muneem on Thursday. Khanpur police said that five-year-old Ali Khan, son of Dost Mohammad, resident of village Bandi Muneem, left the house at around 1pm on Thursday, but did not return till late in the evening.

Later, some villagers spotted the body of Ali, lying near a village pond. The police registered a case and started investigation into the mysterious death of the minor boy, whose mother was living with her parents for the last few years and had entered into litigation with her husband over family dispute.

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