Decomposed body of missing school boy found near railway track

The decomposed body of a 15-year-old school boy, reported missing last week, was found near a railway track today, police said.

The boy, Muhammed Jasir (15), studying in tenth standard at a private school, left home in the evening on March one on the pretext of buying clothes for a programme at his school, police said.

After he failed to return on that day, his parents filed a police complaint and an intense search for him was made by the police and the public on the following days.

Jasir's body was found in a decomposed state this morningnear a railway track here, police said.
 

Three of Jasir's friends were being questioned by the police in connection with the incident, they said.