Kanpur: A 12-year-old boy from Barra was allegedly found hanging from a tree under mysterious circumstances in a forest under Sajeti police station limits late Tuesday.According to the boy’s family, a loader driver had thrashed the minor and threatened to send him to jail for allegedly stealing the stepney of his vehicle.They said the deceased and another boy had removed a stepney from a loader parked near Thakur Chauraha on Monday and sold it to a scrap dealer. After learning about the theft, the loader owner checked nearby CCTV footage and allegedly identified both boys. He first caught the other boy and later thrashed the deceased for stealing the vehicle’s stepney, the family alleged.The boy lived with his mother and brother in Karrahi, Barra, while his sister lives in Sajeti.The family said the boy, embarrassed by the thrashing, left for his sister’s place in Sajeti. They alleged that despite repeated calls, he refused to return home.His body was found later that night, about 10 kilometres away from his home.Police have sent the body for postmortem examination, and an investigation is underway to ascertain the exact cause of death.
