A wave of shock has gripped Chanpur area under Laxminagar Gram Panchayat in North Tripura after the suspicious death of a specially abled minor boy sparked widespread concern.
The deceased has been identified as Billal Uddin, a resident of Kathaltali Borbari area in Sribhumi district of Assam. According to family members, Billal had come to North Tripura’s Laxminagar on April 5 with his mother to attend a relative’s wedding. The wedding ceremony was held on April 6, the day he suddenly went missing from the venue.
Despite an extensive search, the family could not trace him and lodged a missing complaint at Churaibari police station on April 7. On Wednesday morning, local residents spotted Billal’s body floating in a pond in a remote area and immediately informed the police.
Police reached the spot, recovered the body, and sent it for post-mortem examination.
The incident has raised several questions. Family members have alleged that, being specially abled, the minor could not have reached such a remote location on his own. They also pointed to injury marks on his nose and mouth, along with signs of bleeding, and suspected that he may have been murdered and his body dumped in the pond.
The family has demanded a thorough investigation into the incident and urged the authorities to identify the culprits at the earliest and ensure strict punishment. The case has caused panic and tension in the area.
