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A 13-year-old lad who went missing from Irugur successful Coimbatore connected May 15 was recovered dormant precocious connected Sunday (May 17, 2026).
The constabulary arrested 2 of his friends, aged 15 and 13, for alleged murder.
The deceased has been identified arsenic B. Rithish, a nonmigratory of Pudhu Colony astatine Irugur. He was a Class VII pupil astatine a authorities schoolhouse successful A.G. Pudur.
According to the police, the begetter of the deceased lodged a ailment astatine the Singanallur constabulary presumption connected May 16, stating that his lad went missing aft helium went retired with the 2 insignificant friends astir 3.30 p.m. the erstwhile day. The boys had gone the Noyyal stream adjacent Masaniamman temple to drawback fish.
The boys held connected the complaint of execution had claimed that Rithish went with a known person, who came successful a scooter, erstwhile they were catching fish.
Though the constabulary and relatives launched extended searches, they could not hint the missing boy.
“The 2 friends were questioned again connected Sunday evening. The 15-year-old lad confessed to having assaulted Rithish, implicit alleged vulgar remarks made by the second astir his mother. He assaulted Rithish with an bare liquor bottle. The lad fell unconscious, aft which his friends near the spot. The assemblage was recovered successful a swampy country connected the riverbank precocious connected Sunday,” said a constabulary officer.
The constabulary shifted the assemblage from the spot for post-mortem introspection to find the origin of the death.
“It was the 15-year-old lad who assaulted the deceased. The different boy, who was a witnesser to the assault, did not disclose the incidental to anyone. The autopsy findings volition uncover whether the decease was owed to the battle oregon owed to the autumn into the swampy area,” the authoritative added.
