<p>Over 50 drug addicts in east Delhi’s Sangam Vihar have been questioned so far in a bid to identify the killers of two boys, aged 8 and 10, police said on Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p> Though no arrest has been made yet, they said they were very close to nabbing the culprits.<br /><br />The bodies of the boys who were neighbours had been found in a forest with their heads smashed and faces disfigured.<br /><br />Police suspect that the victims were sodomised before being killed, but said they would wait for the autopsy report to arrive before they can consider that as a possible motive about the crime. The children were found in a semi-nude state.<br /><br />“It is likely the handiwork of one or more persons who generally visit the forested area to consume smack and other drugs,” a police officer told Deccan Herald.<br />The officer said they were close to completing the probe and are treading with caution to ensure no innocent person is blamed, the officer said.<br /><br />There is an alcohol shop on the road leading to the jungle from where the bodies were recovered on Monday night.<br /><br />The area is notorious for drunkards and drug addicts because of which police are probing into their roles.<br /><br />The two boys had gone to fetch wood from the forest in Sangam Vihar.<br /><br />Their parents had approached police and launched a search for them when they did not return home by late evening. One of the boys’ sweater was found on a bundle of wood. A thorough search in the immediate surroundings had led to the two bodies.<br /><br />One of the victims’ father passed away a few years ago. The other boy’s father is a daily wage labourer.</p>
<p>Over 50 drug addicts in east Delhi’s Sangam Vihar have been questioned so far in a bid to identify the killers of two boys, aged 8 and 10, police said on Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p> Though no arrest has been made yet, they said they were very close to nabbing the culprits.<br /><br />The bodies of the boys who were neighbours had been found in a forest with their heads smashed and faces disfigured.<br /><br />Police suspect that the victims were sodomised before being killed, but said they would wait for the autopsy report to arrive before they can consider that as a possible motive about the crime. The children were found in a semi-nude state.<br /><br />“It is likely the handiwork of one or more persons who generally visit the forested area to consume smack and other drugs,” a police officer told Deccan Herald.<br />The officer said they were close to completing the probe and are treading with caution to ensure no innocent person is blamed, the officer said.<br /><br />There is an alcohol shop on the road leading to the jungle from where the bodies were recovered on Monday night.<br /><br />The area is notorious for drunkards and drug addicts because of which police are probing into their roles.<br /><br />The two boys had gone to fetch wood from the forest in Sangam Vihar.<br /><br />Their parents had approached police and launched a search for them when they did not return home by late evening. One of the boys’ sweater was found on a bundle of wood. A thorough search in the immediate surroundings had led to the two bodies.<br /><br />One of the victims’ father passed away a few years ago. The other boy’s father is a daily wage labourer.</p>