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Gopalganj: 11-year-old boy found dead in river after going to fair; mother suspects murder.
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News18•30-09-2026, 19:40
Gopalganj: 11-year-old boy found dead in river after going to fair; mother suspects murder.
- •11-year-old Ankit Kumar's body was recovered from the Daha river in Mahecha village, Gopalganj, on Wednesday.
- •Ankit had gone to see a fair around 11 am on Tuesday and had been missing since then.
- •The deceased, Ankit, was the only son of Manohar Sah, who works as a laborer abroad.
- •Family members suspect murder and have demanded a thorough investigation into the matter.
- •Uchkagaon police and FSL team are investigating; post-mortem report awaited to clarify cause of death.
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An 11-year-old boy named Ankit Kumar, who had been missing since Tuesday after leaving home to see a fair, was found dead in the Daha river on Wednesday.
Uchkagaon police reached the spot, started investigating all possible aspects including murder, and an FSL team collected samples from the crime scene, while the actual cause of death awaits the post-mortem report.
The family members have expressed apprehension of murder and demanded a thorough investigation into the matter following the discovery of his body in the river.
