Noida police arrest two men in encounter for abducting, killing 15-year-old boy

The victim, Kunal Sharma, was a resident of Mayana Village in Rabupura. He was allegedly abducted on May 1 and his body was recovered on May 5.

“Efforts were being made by police station Beta-2 and the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team to identify and arrest the accused. On May 8, we received information about the accused that they were on their way to destroy the evidence related to the incident with the Skoda car, used in the crime. The police laid siege and arrested the two men in an encounter,” said an official.

The police have recovered a Skoda car, two illegal pistols and five illegal live cartridges.

Earlier, the Noida police had removed the station house officer of the Beta-2 police station for negligence in duty after family members of the boy had alleged that police inaction led to his death.