Korba: A heart-wrenching incident is coming to light from Korba where a 1l-year-old boy murdered a four-year-old by hitting him with a brick. The juvenile was detained and he told police that he killed the boy for revenge as a few months back the toddler had thrown a stone at him. The four-year-old went missing on Thursday morning after he went out to play; his parents reported a missing complaint on Friday.
The police team initiated a search operation with the dog squad and found the body in the bushes, some kilometres from his house. Dog squad sniffed torn pieces of clothes recovered near the body and led to the house of the 1l-year-old juvenile. The police detained him for questioning where he confessed to the crime. He told police that he had been looking for an opportunity to take revenge since then.
On Thursday, he spotted the victim alone and killed him. Police said that the juvenile was involved in such activities earlier and was sent to a correction home. People have been protesting for eviction of the juvenile’s family from the locality. The matter is currently being processed by the police.