Agra: The body of two children was found dumped on the Yamuna toll road within 5 km, near a milestone of 74 and 79 in the Naujheel area and Mathura in Mathura on Tuesday morning.
Some injuries are found on their faces and bodies.
One of the bodies was found to hang upside down on barbed wire.
Gaurav Grover’s senior police supervisor said that the body was sent for post-mortem and their DNA samples were preserved.
He said boys were around eight and 12 years old.
“Photos of them, along with some details including identification marks on their bodies, have been circulated on social media,” he said, adding that the police of other countries such as Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, and the national capital area had been told.
Post-Mortem will be carried out by the doctor’s panel after 72 hours, in accordance with the procedure arranged with an unknown body.
The process will be recorded.
Both children wear their jeans and hair cut in a way that is almost identical.
The body was seen between 8am and 9 in the morning by a pedestrian, who immediately told the police.
The police also tried to find out whether children were related.
“Four teams have been formed to investigate this case,” said Supervisor (Rustic) Chand Shireesh, added that CCTV cameras in the toll road were being scanned to get suspicious vehicle details.
Some such incidents have been reported in the past when the body was thrown near Yamuna Expressway.
The body of two children was thrown at Yamuna Expressway
