Later, his body was found in mud and water in the premises of the closed Ujala Matchbox factory at Kadamtali.
During investigation, the police found that a few days before the incident, Hanif, a resident of Alibahar area, had thrown water on Abdullah, following which an altercation broke out between Hanif and the boy’s father. Mustafa later took the matter to the local panchayat [arbitration]Due to which Hanif got irritated and there was an argument between the two.
A few days later, Ayesha got into a verbal spat with Hanif over the incident, which enraged Hanif so much that he swore revenge.
Hanif and his accomplice Zahid abducted Abdullah from a field where he was playing with other children and took him inside the factory.
They killed the child by hitting him on the head and face with stones.
On January 17, 2018, Irshad Hussain, sub-inspector of the Detective Branch, made allegations against Hanif and Zahid.
The trial proceedings began on 11 July of the same year,