7-year-old boy's body recovered from well in Jharkhand's Koderma, family alleges abduction and murder

KODERMA: In a deeply disturbing incident, the body of a seven-year-old boy was recovered from a well in Jharkhand’s Koderma district, with his family alleging that he was abducted from his home and brutally murdered by unidentified persons.

The incident, reported from Gharbariyabar village under the Domchanch police station limits, has sparked widespread outrage and grief in the locality.

The deceased child has been identified as Aryan Kumar, son of Pawan Yadav. According to family members, Aryan was sleeping alongside his mother and sister inside their house on Tuesday night when the incident took place. It is alleged that during the night, an unknown individual stealthily entered the house and kidnapped the child without alerting anyone.

The family discovered Aryan missing early Wednesday morning, triggering panic and a frantic search operation by relatives and villagers. After hours of searching, the child’s body was found floating in a well located approximately 100 metres from the house. The grim discovery left the family devastated and plunged the village into mourning.