Melbourne, March 05: Australian police are hunting the killer of a three-year-old Indian toddler who was found dead after he went missing from his house.
Victorian state police said a toddler’s body found last evening by a council worker in long grass matched the description of missing boy Gurshan Singh Kaurchanna who went missing from Lalor suburb.
Gurhsan was in Australia on holiday with his family and was due to return to India later this week. The body was found around 30 kms away from his residence.
Reacting to the incident, Victorian premier John Brumby said “This is an unthinkable tragedy. My heart goes out to the young boy’s family in what must be such a terrible time.
Police will do everything in their power to establish who is responsible and bring them to justice.”
Last night media report quoted deputy police commissioner Ken Jones as saying “Clearly, the circumstances are suspicious so we are fearing the worst.”
“We are treating it as a homicide,” Jones said adding that police were probing number of areas and there were no suspects at this stage.
The toddler’s mother Harpreet Kaur Channa rang police after he had been missing for 45 minutes, prompting a massive search involving more than 15 police units, the dog squad and air wing.
Jones said the boy’s body was found fully clothed in blue jeans and a grey top. But he said he could not say how he died.
–PTI