Rahul Missing Case

Rahul Missing case concerns a seven-year-old boy, who went missing on 18 May 2005, while playing with friends in his neighborhood near Alappuzha in Kerala, India. The local police that investigated the case could not find any evidence and the case is at present being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation, India's premier investigating agency.[1]

Background of the Case

Rahul, the only son of Raju, was playing with his friends in the neighborhood when he took a break and went to drink water from a public tap in the corner of the playground. He was last seen by friends who witnessed a bearded middle-aged man standing near to Rahul who snatched his cricket bat and threw it to his friends. His friends collected the bat and continued playing. Later they noticed that Rahul was not playing with them.[2]

Enquiries

The local police that investigated the case had questioned many people including a neighborhood middle-aged man. Later they found that the person’s statements were false and fabricated.

The mystery surrounding the disappearance of the boy continues as no tangible evidence was found. CBI questioned different people including his neighbors.

In February 2006, the CBI had decided to make a neighborhood youth to undergo a narco analysis test and approached the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court for permission. The court later commented that no special permission is needed to conduct a test. Earlier the alleged person had undergone a polygraph test also. But again there was no affirmative conclusions drawn.[3][4]

Current status

The local police and the CBI remain clueless as despite considerable investigation they have uncovered no evidence as to the nature of Rahul's disappearance. However, it is widely believed that he was kidnapped, but no further information is available as to whether the child is alive or murdered.[5]

See also

List of kidnappings

References

  1. ↑ "Boy missing case: probe takes a new turn". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 15 December 2005.
  2. ↑ "Boy goes missing under mysterious circumstances". The New Indian Express.
  3. ↑ "Court sanction not needed for narcoanalysis test". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 22 February 2006.
  4. ↑ "Missing child case takes new turn". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 19 February 2006.
  5. ↑ "Sex, begging mafia trap Kerala kids: 400 in 2002, now over 1000". The Indian Express (Pictured).