Small boy’s body found in water tank in San Thome

A small boy was found dead in a disused water tank in Nochi Nagar along the San Thome shoreline yesterday. Police say the boy had gone out with his friends to play but was not seen at end of day.

Other children later found the body of the missing boy in the tank, wrapped in a  towel. Post mortem is being done to ascertain the cause of the death, police said.

This Nagar is one of the many that line the service road that runs parallel to San Thome High Road.