Palghar, Maharashtra, Dec 08: In a shocking development, police recovered the body of an eight-year-old boy from a building’s water tank in the Taki Pada area of Nalasopara on Monday, sending shockwaves through the locality.

Child Missing Since December 3

The child, Mehtaj Mustafa Shaikh, a resident of Kararibad, Khadija Building in Nalasopara (West), had been missing since December 3. According to police, Mehtaj had stepped out of his home around 1 pm without informing his parents.

When he did not return by evening, the family began searching for him but found no trace. The next day, on December 4, they registered a missing person’s complaint at the Nalasopara police station, following which a kidnapping case was registered and an investigation was initiated.

Body Found After Foul Sm

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