<p>The mutilated body of a 12-year-old boy, who had gone missing nine days ago, was recovered from a forested area in Hardoi, less than a kilometer from his house.</p>.<p>The body bore multiple injuries and limbs were dismembered.</p>.<p>Mahipal Kumar, victim Manjesh's father said that his son was a Class 7 student and had gone missing on November 3.</p>.<p>"On the same day, I lodged a missing complaint and began searching for him," he said.</p>.<p>The body of Manjesh, still in school uniform, was spotted by villagers who went to attend nature's call. "I rushed to the spot and identified the body," said Mahipal.</p>.<p>Angry family members and relatives tried to block the Sitapur-Hardoi highway on Saturday, demanding immediate arrest of the killers.</p>.<p>Superintendent of Police, Hardoi, Ajay Kumar, said the autopsy could not reveal exact cause of death and the viscera has been preserved.</p>.<p>"His body was decomposed and limbs severed. We have sought a forensic analysis," said Kumar.</p>.<p>He also said, preliminary investigations reveal Manjesh could have committed suicide as a rope was found tied to a branch of a tree nearby. "There was a dispute in the boy's house on Diwali, the day he went missing," said the SP.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>
<p>The mutilated body of a 12-year-old boy, who had gone missing nine days ago, was recovered from a forested area in Hardoi, less than a kilometer from his house.</p>.<p>The body bore multiple injuries and limbs were dismembered.</p>.<p>Mahipal Kumar, victim Manjesh's father said that his son was a Class 7 student and had gone missing on November 3.</p>.<p>"On the same day, I lodged a missing complaint and began searching for him," he said.</p>.<p>The body of Manjesh, still in school uniform, was spotted by villagers who went to attend nature's call. "I rushed to the spot and identified the body," said Mahipal.</p>.<p>Angry family members and relatives tried to block the Sitapur-Hardoi highway on Saturday, demanding immediate arrest of the killers.</p>.<p>Superintendent of Police, Hardoi, Ajay Kumar, said the autopsy could not reveal exact cause of death and the viscera has been preserved.</p>.<p>"His body was decomposed and limbs severed. We have sought a forensic analysis," said Kumar.</p>.<p>He also said, preliminary investigations reveal Manjesh could have committed suicide as a rope was found tied to a branch of a tree nearby. "There was a dispute in the boy's house on Diwali, the day he went missing," said the SP.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>