Six-year-old boy found murdered

Hubli, July 8 (UNI) A six-year-old boy, allegedly kidnapped from Navalur area of the twin cities of Hubli-Dharwad on Wednesday last, was found murdered near the railway tracks here this morning.

Police said the boy, Nikhil Fakirappa Badiger, had not returned home from Wednesday evening.

The parents suspect that the lure of hidden treasure must have prompted the culprits to murder the boy as he had six fingers.

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