Maharashtra: 15-year-old boy found hanging on farm; two held for 'murder'

A 15yearold boy was allegedly killed by three men for repeatedly trespassing into a farm in central Maharashtras Beed district police said on WednesdayOn the face of it however it seemed like a case of suicide a police official saidTwo of the accused have been arrested for alleged murder after the victims father filed a complaint while a third one was absconding he addedThe incident took place at Nitrud village in Majalgaon taluka on Tuesday morning he saidGulam Mohammed Hafiz Murtaza Shaikh the deceased was collecting firewood for cooking with his siblings at the time of the incident said his father Murtuza Shaikh 52 in the complaintKailas alias Pintu Dake and two others caught Gulam who studied in Class 9 for trespassing into the farm the complaint allegedOne of them snatched a scarf which Gulam had brought to tie firewood and started strangling him while Pintu asked him to kill the boy as per the complaintGulam asked his siblings to run away fearing that they too would be harmed it saidWhen Murtuza Shaikh learnt about the incident from his other children he ran to the farm only to find Gulam hanging from a neem tree he told policeBefore that his two relatives had also reached the spotThey had been alerted about the incident by a neighbour they told ShaikhAlso Read Maha cabinet approves 4 per cent quota in promotions for divyang employeesPintu Dake had allegedly called this neighbour and claimed that the boy had hanged himselfBut when they reached the spot they saw Pintu Dake and another accused hanging the boy from the neem tree the complainant claimed adding that after seeing Gulams relatives the accused fledSix months ago Dake had allegedly beaten up Gulam by tying him to a tree for passing through the farm He had also threatened to kill Gulam on two occasions Shaikh told policeA case of murder was registered at Majalgaon rural police station against three persons and Kailas alias Pintu Dake and Mahadeo Dake were arrested while search was on for the third accused the official saidHowever prima facie it seemed to be a case of suicide as there were no signs of assault on the body he said adding that Gulam had reportedly had a quarrel at home before the incidentFurther probe is on he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever