Bhopal Police arrested five people, including three minors, in connection with the murder of a minor boy whose private part s were allegedly removed following a plot to sell them for money, an official said on Monday.
Speaking about the development of the incident, Deputy Commissioner of Police ( DCP , Zone 3) Ayush Gupta said, “An unidentified body was found near Dhobighat at Chhota Talab under Shyamla Hills police station limits on August 10. The body was sent for post-mortem, and it revealed stab wounds, indicating that the victim had been attacked with a knife. The preliminary findings suggested murder, following which a murder case was registered at Shyamla Hills police station. Through our informant network, it emerged that four people, including three minors and one adult, knew the victim and had allegedly stabbed him to death. The deceased was a minor who used to sell pens around Iqbal Maidan, while the accused were residents of the Talaiya area in the city. The minor accused, along with three others, allegedly killed the deceased. They kept the body part for a few days. When they could not find a way to sell it, they eventually disposed of it. Four of them allegedly carried out the murder, while the fifth person was guiding them. These five people have currently been named as accused in the case. The entire conspiracy that has emerged so far was allegedly devised by Joheb.
He further said, “After establishing the identity of the deceased, we gathered information about him. One of the accused, Joheb, initially told a minor accused and showed him a video claiming that a body part, specifically private parts, could fetch a large amount of money if sold. After the murder, when they contacted Joheb, he allegedly told them how to remove the body part from the victim’s body. This is how the entire incident unfolded, the officer said. DCP Gupta said, “Currently, there are five accused in the preliminary investigation. He told them that they could get money for the body part in the market, following which these people allegedly killed the victim.”
