Police have taken suo motu cognizance and registered an FIR of murder after a 12-year-old boy from Khoda, who was allegedly attacked by his neighbour, died underneath remedy at AIIMS, Delhi, on August 24.
Police stated the suo motu motion was taken because the deceased boy’s mother and father didn’t come ahead to file a police grievance until date.
In accordance with police, the injured and visibly bleeding youngster figured in a number of movies on social media alleging that their neighbour had allegedly forcibly entered their home and used a knife to inflict accidents on him.
HT couldn’t independently confirm the authenticity of the movies.
Police added that for the reason that youngster’s mother and father haven’t come ahead, they’re but to establish the date and time of the alleged attacked.
After the boy’s death, the Delhi Police intimated the Ghaziabad police.
Shubham Patel, deputy commissioner of police (trans-Hindon), stated, “The FIR has been registered at Khoda police station, after taking cognisance of the viral movies and towards the neighbour whose identify is talked about by the boy in the movies. The suo motu FIR was registered by police because the youngster’s mother and father haven’t turned up to date to file any grievance or give their statements. We are attempting to hint them. This has additionally delayed the post-mortem proceedings however our officers are attempting to expedite it.”
In accordance with police, they’ve scanned a number of CCTV footage from the realm and haven’t come throughout any “direct proof” towards the neighbour to date.
Police additionally added that the neighbour and the boy’s household had frequent altercations over petty points.
“The statements made by the boy in the movies appears to have been made on the prompting of the particular person recording the movies. His phrases and statements appeared to have been tutored,” a senior police officer, probing the matter, stated, asking to not be named.
The totally different movies of the kid have been additionally shared from a X deal with in the identify of his mom which turned lively solely in August 2023.
“The neighbour used to throw waste in my home. The police didn’t take any motion on my grievance and threatened to jail us if we took any motion towards the neighbour. I approached totally different police officers however no motion was taken towards him. Attributable to his harassment, I didn’t permit my kids to step out and the door of my home remained locked from inside. I went to totally different hospitals with my injured youngster and at last, AIIMS admitted my youngster, the place he died,” the mom informed media individuals on Friday.
Police stated that the suspect neighbour, named in the FIR, has already joined the investigation.
“He’s being questioned in element and there was no arrest in the case to date. Our groups are engaged on the case and are additionally ready for the boy’s mother and father to reach and provides their statements and particulars of the alleged assault on the kid,” the DCP stated.