09.11.2026 22:01
Chilling details have emerged regarding the murder of 4-year-old Jitendra Ram in India's Chhattisgarh state. The child's body was found in a sack in a field, while his 27-year-old relative Basudev was arrested. Police alleged that the suspect planned to sell organs to earn more money and killed the child for this reason. In the investigation into the incident, it was stated that the organs were removed, but no evidence was disclosed that any sale had been carried out.
Following the disappearance of 4-year-old Jitendra Ram, the search efforts launched revealed a horrifying murder suspicion. While the child's lifeless body was found in a water-filled pit, a person closely acquainted with the family was taken into custody as a murder suspect.
NO NEWS OF THE 4-YEAR-OLD CHILD FOR 2 DAYS
Jitendra Ram, living in the Jashpur area of Chhattisgarh state, India, disappeared on the morning of November 5. After the family's searches yielded no results, an operation was launched to find the child. The 36-year-old father, Ramjeet Ram, had moved to Sanna village with his family about a year ago to work. The family, living in a hut, was frequently visited by Basudev, the father's maternal cousin. According to the complaint the father filed with the police, Basudev took him and an acquaintance to drink around 09:00 on the morning of November 5. The father, who returned home after Basudev later left the group, noticed that his son was missing. A witness saying they saw the child walking with Basudev toward a hut in the field turned suspicions toward the family acquaintance.
HIS LIFELESS BODY WAS FOUND IN A CORN FIELD
Jitendra's family and relatives searched nearby villages and agricultural lands to find the child. After two days of searching, the heartbreaking news came on November 7. The little boy's body was found in a water-filled pit near a cornfield, wrapped in bed sheets and placed in a sack. It was determined that the body was partially covered with soil. After the incident, police deepened the investigation and arrested 27-year-old Basudev on suspicion of murder.
IT WAS ALLEGED THAT HE PLANNED TO SELL ORGANS TO MAKE MONEY
According to the police statement, Basudev, who worked as an agricultural laborer, was not satisfied with his earnings. It was stated that the suspect, who grew vegetables on a farmer's land and lived in a hut there, was looking for ways to earn more money. Investigators alleged that while researching ways to make money on the internet, Basudev came up with the idea of selling the child's organs. Police reported that in his interrogation, the suspect said he planned the murder for the purpose of organ sales. However, it was noted that this claim was based solely on the suspect's statement. No evidence was disclosed regarding contact with potential organ buyers or the sale of any organ.
IT WAS ALLEGED THAT HE LURED THE CHILD AWAY
According to the investigation findings reported by the police, Basudev lured his relative, the little boy, away from his family. It was claimed that the suspect took Jitendra to various places and then bought alcohol and chicken. According to the allegation, the suspect gave alcohol to the child and, after the child fell asleep, killed him with a knife. Police reported that in his interrogation, the suspect confessed to removing one kidney, one lung, and one eye from the child's body. It was stated that the removed organs were placed in a plastic bucket, and the body was wrapped in a blanket and quilt and hidden inside a sack.