Eight-year-old kidnapped, murdered in Telangana

Hyderabad, Feb 24 : In a shocking incident, an eight-year-old boy was kidnapped and murdered by unidentified people in Telanganas Mahabubnagar district, police said.

The body of Santosh, who went missing three days ago, was found in a well near Janampet on Wednesday.

The boy went missing while playing near his house in Janampet village of Moosapet mandal.His parents had lodged a complaint with the police.

Police had launched a search for the boy but could not trace him.On Wednesday, the body of Santosh was founding lying in a well near the village.The boy was strangulated and the body was wrapped in a cloth and thrown in the well.Police shifted the body for autopsy.

They registered a case and launched an investigation.Santoshs father Vishnu and mother Lakshmi alleged that someone among their relatives kidnapped and killed him.A police officer said they were investigating the case from all angles.