Missing schoolboy’s body found, murder suspected

BEGUSARAI: The body of a 17-year-old schoolboy, who had gone missing on way to school on August 26, was recovered from Mokama Tal area in Patna district on Monday. The victim, Rituraj Kumar, was a Class XII student of a private school at Etwa Nagar in the district. He was a resident of Binodpur village under Singhaul police outpost in the district.
Rituraj’s uncle Gopal Kumar said the boy had left for the school in the morning but did not reach there.“As Rituraj did not return home on time, we started searching for him. However, all our efforts turned futile,” he said.
Gopal added a missing complaint was lodged with Singhaul police outpost. “Rituraj’s bicycle and schoolbag were recovered from the premises of the Begusarai railway station a day later. As family members grew suspicious, police detained a person for interrogation but freed him later,” Gopal said.
SHO of Singhaul police outpost Dipak Kumar said the incident was being investigated. “Police have information that the boy had boarded a train at the Begusarai railway station,” he added.