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- Police in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh have arrested Sarvesh Bhatt, a neighbour who taught children computers, for the kidnapping and murder of 10-year-old Vaibhav Verma, grandson of a bullion trader in Khajni.
- The boy went missing on Monday afternoon after leaving home on his bicycle, which was later found abandoned along with one of his slippers.
- Based on CCTV footage and interrogation, police detained the neighbour, who on his pointing led them to the child's body, found in a sack in his basement.
- The accused has not yet disclosed the reason for the murder, and further action will depend on the postmortem report, forensic evidence and questioning.
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- The postmortem and forensic findings that will guide further legal action
- Whether the accused reveals a motive for the murder during interrogation
- Outcomes of the ongoing police investigation into the case
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Named India · Gorakhpur · Laxmi Narayan Verma · Navals Academy · Uttar Pradesh · Vaibhav Verma · Crime Branch · Kaustubh · Khajani Police · Manish Kumar Sharma · Suresh Bhatt
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