Archive · 3 Dec 2025
Murder Suspect Arrested After Police Encounter
A 10-year-old boy named Shivam Verma went missing from his village in Ballia district on November 30.
His body was later found hidden in a sack.
The police arrested a man named Prateek Verma after an encounter where he was injured.
Prateek confessed that he killed the boy because he was angry with the boy's uncle.
The police found a gun on Prateek during the arrest.
A 10-year-old boy, Shivam Verma, went missing on November 30 while playing outside his house in Aamdari village, Ballia district.
His body was found stuffed in a sack behind a house in the same village.
Police arrested Prateek Verma, a resident of Aamdari village, following an encounter where he sustained a bullet injury.
Prateek allegedly confessed to killing Shivam in retaliation for taunts from the boy's uncle, Shatrudhan Verma.
Police recovered a country-made pistol and cartridges from Prateek's possession.
- Who
- Prateek Verma, a resident of Aamdari village
- What
- The arrest of a murder suspect following a police encounter
- When
- December 3, with the boy going missing on November 30
- Where
- Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- The suspect allegedly killed the boy in retaliation for taunts from the boy's uncle
- Victim's Name
- Shivam Verma alias Yashwant
- Victim's Age
- 10 years
- Victim's Village
- Aamdari
- Date of Disappearance
- November 30
- Date of Encounter
- December 3
- Suspect's Name
- Prateek Verma
- Suspect's Village
- Aamdari
- Weapon Recovered
- Country-made pistol and cartridges