Overview

• The Class 3 student went missing on Friday after going out to play, and his body, wrapped in tarpaulin, was found Saturday morning in a pond near his home in Nischintapur, Tehatta, Nadia district.
• Villagers accused neighbouring residents Utpal Biswas and his wife Soma of involvement, dragged them from their home, beat them to death, and set parts of their property, including a jute warehouse, on fire; a relative was critically injured.
• A senior police official said the post-mortem found ligature marks and concluded the child was strangled, with reports describing use of a gamcha.
• Police filed FIRs for both the child's murder and the mob lynching, deployed multiple teams, and cordoned the area as investigations continue, with no arrests announced.
• Locals claimed the male neighbour had previously tried to abduct children and was linked to trafficking, allegations now being examined by investigators.