Overview
- The boy, Harshavardhan, was reported abducted from an anganwadi in Gokanapeta on Wednesday evening.
- His parents filed a complaint that night, multiple search teams were deployed, and his body was discovered early Thursday on the village outskirts.
- Superintendent of Police S. Satish Kumar said the child was strangled and the missing-person inquiry has been converted to a murder investigation.
- Police identified the accused as Prasad, a close relative of the boy’s father, Gangadhar, and formed a team to track him.
- Forensic teams examined the scene, the body was sent for post-mortem, and officers cited a possible motive tied to financial support for Prasad’s terminally ill son.