The child, identified as Soumyaranjan Bhoi, son of Kanehilal Bhoi, had been missing for the last four days.
According to information, Soumyaranjan along with his mother had gone to his maternal uncle’s house. He was playing with other children on the village road when he went missing. Kanehilal had filed a missing complaint at the police station.
Though the exact reason behind the incident was yet to be ascertained, it is suspected that the child was kidnapped and then killed. His parents have demanded that the culprit is brought to fore and punished soon.