Overview
- The child went missing on October 21 while playing outside his home, and hours later his body was found in a nearby room rented by the accused driver.
- Officers said the boy was attacked with a brick and a knife, with injuries noted to the head and neck at the scene.
- A murder case under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered at Narela police station after an initial kidnapping report.
- Multiple teams used CCTV analysis, technical surveillance and informants to trace the suspect to the Malkaganj/Sabzi Mandi area, where he was arrested and interrogated.
- Police identified the suspect as Nitu, also reported as Neetu Sahay, recovered blood-stained clothes for forensic testing, and said the post-mortem is complete with the autopsy report pending.