Guwahati, Feb 3: In a tragic incident, the body of a 4-year-old child was found in an abandoned urinal in PWD colony near old high school field in upper Assam’s Dibrugarh on Friday morning.

According to police, a man saw the body covered with a cloth while going for urination.

It is to be mentioned that a child was abducted from Malipatty in the city on January 30.

Dibrugarh superintendent of police Shwetank Mishra said, “The body of a four year old boy was found from an abandoned place near old high school field area on Friday morning when a man spotted the body covered with a cloth. We have already arrested the person yesterday identified as Suraj Karmakar who abducted the child.”

“The accused is in our police custody and we have started interrogation. We have attested the accused after getting CCTV footage,” Mishra said.

He added, “The accused was an alcoholic. We suspect that he murdered the child and dumped his body in the abandoned place. We have started an investigation to know the modus operandi of the crime.”

The 4-year-old child was the son of Ranjit Bailung of Malipatty area, Dibrugarh.

On the other hand, a section of conscious people of Dibrugarh have raised questions on the police.

“The police should take the case seriously. They should immediately find out the person and nab him. They have taken the case lightly, that’s why the crime happened,” alleged a resident of Dibrugarh.