The Wadala Truck Terminal police are on the lookout for a man from West Bengal who allegedly killed a 12-year-old boy, Sandeep Yadav, in Wadala and threw his headless body in a mangrove area. The accused, Bipul Sikari, had been arrested by the West Bengal police for murdering his wife and had jumped parole before coming to Mumbai. The police have launched a manhunt across various states to nab him.

Sandeep’s body was found by locals who had ventured into the mangrove area to catch crabs on Monday. It was then sent for a post-mortem to KEM hospital in Parel. The child’s parents said they would not claim his body until the accused was arrested. They also alleged the Sikari had fled due to the police’s negligence as he had been brought to the police station the very night the boy went missing.