Mystery shrouds Pamboor boy's death, another child missing
Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (SP)
Udupi, Mar 10: In relation to recovery of skeletal remains and clothes worn by Naveen, son of Nagaraj and Asha couple from Dharmashree Colony in Pamboor near Padubelle, Kaup, on February 23 all of a sudden, district superintendent of police, Boralingaiah, and minister, Vinay Kumar Sorake, have suspected that this act could be the handiwork of homosexuals, sorcerers, or foes within the family circle. The locals too strongly support these theories. It is also guessed that locals were involved with the incident, as the boy went missing from in front of his house.
There is a possibility that the criminals, who had abducted the boy, would have killed him after developing cold feet about police closing in on them. The body would then have been torn into pieces by predators. It is also possible that the killers would have deliberately scattered body pieces to confuse the investigating officers.
There is doubt about the timing of the boy’s death. Because, during the days following the disappearance, the locals and policemen had scouted every inch of the surroundings and had not found anything going amiss. Furthermore, the spot where the body was found is frequented by people for relieving themselves in the open in the early hours. None of them had noticed the skeletal remains, nor did they smell of decomposed body, it is gathered.
Boralingaiah said that it is believed that the remains recovered belonged to Naveen, and added that forensic tests have to establish this fact. Already four police teams have been formed to investigate this case, and over 40 people have been questioned, he said. The policemen plan to zero in on the culprit on the basis of suspicion arising on individual interrogation.
It is learnt that a few days after her son went missing, Asha had received an anonymous letter, advising her to visit a famous temple in Katapadi and beseech the Lord for finding her son, duly assuring her that the presiding deity of the temple would grant her prayers. It is possible that this letter was written by those involved with this heinous crime, in order to mislead the family and investigators.
A case which closely resembles the above happened in the town on Saturday March 8. Sumangala, daughter of a family of migrant labourers from north Karnataka, and studying in third standard, went missing suddenly. The family members contacted the town police station with the help of a social worker, and the girl could be later traced in Dharmasthala. The family learnt that the girl had boarded a bus to Dharmasthala. The bus staff, who grew suspicious, had handed over the girl to the police outpost in Dharmasthala, and the parents got their daughter back on Sunday.
In most of recent cases, missing cases of children remain untraced and culprits go scot free. There is a need for the parents not to shower too much affection on the children or give them whatever they want including money, and be vigilant about their movements. Because, children who are spoilt because too much love revolt when even a small wish of theirs is not met. The parents also need to be more careful about young girls, as more and more cases of abusing girl child are surfacing in the recent past.