A 7-year-old boy, who went missing after going out for his classes, has been found dead in a water tank near his house in Maharashtra`s Thane district, police said on Thursday, reported news agency PTI.
The child resided with his parents in a building in the Bhiwandi area.
He went out for his Arabic classes at a mosque at around 6 pm on Tuesday, an official from Bhoiwada police station said quoting a complaint by the victim`s father, a powerloom worker, reported PTI.
When the child did not return home by 7.30 pm, his parents launched a search and found him lying motionless in a water tank below the stairs of a neighbouring building on Tuesday night, the official said, reported PTI.
The boy was pulled out of the tank and rushed to a hospital where doctors declared him dead, he said.
It was yet to be ascertained how the boy fell into the water tank, the police said, adding they have as of now registered a case of accidental death and were conducting a probe into it.
Man stabbed multiple times over dispute in Thane
In another case, a 27-year-old man was severely injured after a person stabbed him multiple times following a heated argument in Maharashtra`s Thane district, police said on Wednesday, reported PTI.
The incident occurred around 10.30 pm on October 5 near a gym at Anjur Phata in Bhiwandi area, reported PTI.
The accused believed that the victim`s cousin had kidnapped his sister, an official from Narpoli police station said.
He got into an argument with the victim while they were chatting. The accused, in a fit of anger, pulled out a knife and allegedly stabbed the victim several times, leaving him badly injured, the official said, reported PTI.
The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he is currently undergoing treatment, he said.
Based on a complaint by his family, the Narpoli police registered a case against the accused on various charges, including attempt to murder, and efforts were on to trace him, the official said.
Meanwhile, a man accused of killing a co-worker at a company in Maharashtra`s Palghar district has been apprehended from a ship at Okha Port in Gujarat, police said on Sunday, reported PTI. The incident took place on September 7 in Vasai area.
(With inputs from PTI)
