Bihar, June 25 -- A 12-year-old Muslim boy was allegedly murdered in the most gruesome way by around 10 people in Bihar's Sitamarhi district on June 19. So far, two people, including a woman, have been arrested.

Taufiq Khan's mutilated body, with severe knife injuries and his head crushed, was found in a field in Bhantabari village, leaving his family traumatised.

Speaking to FOEJ, Taufiq's father, Tabish Khan, alleged his son had a dispute with some children. "Humko nahi paha tha ki woh (the perpetrators) rangish rakhe hue hain (We had no idea that they were harbouring a grudge against us)," Khan said.

Describing the moment when he saw his child in a lifeless form, Khan said there were several sharp object injuries on Taufiq's neck an...