UP: Eight-year-old boy found dead under haystack; probe on

Jhansi (UP), Oct 5 (PTI) An eight-year-old boy was found dead under a haystack inside his house in Mauranipur area here, police said on Sunday.

According to the police, Mukesh, a resident of Chakara village, had been missing since noon on Saturday, while his parents were away working in the fields.

Later in the evening, police began a search operation with the help of locals.

"Late in the night, the child’s body was recovered from a haystack inside his house under suspicious circumstances. A forensic team was called to collect evidence from the spot, and the body has been sent for postmortem," Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) Arvind Kumar said.

A suspect has been taken into custody for questioning. Further action will be taken based on the postmortem report and the outcome of the inquiry, police said. PTI COR ABN ANM ABN ANM DV DV