New Delhi:
A human skeleton found on Thursday in an old septic tank during construction of a new building on the same plot sent policemen and locals in a tizzy in East Delhi's West Vinod Nagar area.
According to the police, the skeleton, found by a labour while digging, was of a five-year old boy identified as Himanshu, who had gone missing in 2009.
Munni Devi, sister of Himanshu's father lived in the building which was in 2009. It was here where Himanshu was last seen he went missing.
"A shoe, which the victim's father identified to be of his son, was also recovered along with the bones. We are now sending the skeleton for forensic examination so that they can be matched with the victim's parents," a police official said.
Himanshu's father Srichand told police that the victim had gone to his aunt's house along with his elder brother Priyanshu to watch Ramlila but went missing after that.
Munni Devi left the house a year ago after which the owner of the house sold it. The new owner razed the old building and was constructing a new house when the skeleton was found.
Police said it was investigating the case and efforts were on to trace Munni Devi and her family.