Mr. Sakya was closely watching the investigation as he used to stay with the family and even ate all meals with them. When the police searched Mr. Sakya’s house, 10 perfume bottles were found. “He used the perfume to keep the stench away and whenever someone asked him, he said rats had died and also showed them dead rats and rat poison,” the police said. “He told the police that one Deepak and two of his friends had come to his house on January 7 with the child. After the family started suspecting Mr. Sakya and approached the police, the latter’s movement was tracked for four days.

Source: The Hindu February 13, 2018 20:26 UTC