Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (SP)

Udupi, Feb 25: A five-year-old boy, who had left home on Sunday February 23 evening, went missing mysteriously, giving sleepless nights to the parents. The incident occurred at Pamboor near Padubelle, Kaup.

The boy in question, Naveen (5), son of Nagaraj and Asha from Tamil Nadu, who have been living at Dharmashree Colony in Pamboor for the last several years, was seen playing in the courtyard of his home, just before going missing. He had told the family that he would return after visiting the home of his maternal uncle in the neighbourhood.

Some people had seen him approaching the road nearby. After the news about the disappearance of the boy spread, people of the locality went searching for him, but to no avail. After continuing search operations till midnight, the concerned filed complaint at Shirva police station.

While the policemen are continuing with their investigation, there is strong suspicion that the child would have been kidnapped by a gang involved with child trafficking. Parents of the missing boy are very poor.