12-year-old boy found dead in bushes in UP's Kushinagar; murder suspected
Kushinagar (UP) (PTI): A 12-year-old boy, who had been missing for the past three days, was found dead in the bushes along a canal about two kilometres from his house here, police said on Monday.
The body of the boy, identified as Rajveer Yadav, was recovered on Sunday night, they said.
Yadav, who had been living at his maternal grandparents' house in Gopalpur Virecha village, had left home around 3 pm on March 27 to purchase items from Hanuman Chauraha in Paikauli, but did not return, police said.
Based on his maternal uncle Aditya's complaint, the police lodged a missing person report. Following this, police launched a search operation, but no breakthrough was achieved.
Police said on Sunday night, around 8.30 pm, some locals spotted a body lying in bushes near a canal close to Radhiya Deoria, about two kilometres from the village, which was later identified as that of Rajveer.
Preliminary examination revealed dark marks around the boy's neck, raising suspicion of murder, police said.
Additional Superintendent of Police Siddharth Verma said the exact cause of death will be known after the post-mortem.
Police said Rajveer's father, Pramod Yadav, a resident of Katraul in Ramkola, works in Saudi Arabia, while his mother, Reena, lives with her two sons at her parental home.
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Rupee falls 20 paise to 95.43 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee depreciated 20 paise to 95.43 against US dollar in early trade on Tuesday as market sentiments remained fragile after renewed military exchanges between US and Iranian forces in the Gulf region.
Forex traders said investor anxiety due to instability in the Gulf is causing massive capital flight into safe-haven assets, with the US dollar acting as the primary beneficiary.
Moreover, Brent oil prices is hovering near USD 113 per barrel, maintaining pressure on oil-importing economies like India.
At the interbank foreign exchange market the rupee opened at 95.30 then lost ground to touch 95.43 against the US dollar, in initial trade, registering a fall of 20 paise over its previous close.
Rupee fell 39 paise to close at an all-time low of 95.23 against the US dollar on Monday.
"With oil boiling rupee on Monday fell to a closing low of 95.0875 and this morning the opening was still lower as it becomes more and more vulnerable when dollar index rises due to safe-haven buying and oil prices rise due to the continuous fighting in the Gulf Region," Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director, Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP, said.
The higher oil prices will keep rupee sold off against the dollar as oil companies and FPIs intensify dollar buying, Bhansali added.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading at 98.51, up 0.15 per cent.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading lower by 1.07 per cent at USD 113.22 per barrel in futures trade.
"Market sentiments remained fragile after renewed military exchanges between US and Iranian forces when Iranian forces launched fresh attacks in the Gulf as both sides sought to assert control over the strategic waterway," Bhansali said.
On the domestic equity market front, Sensex declined 361.62 points to 76,907.78 in early trade, while the Nifty dropped 134.90 points to 23,980.60.
Foreign Institutional Investors purchased equities worth Rs 2,835.62 crore on Monday, according to exchange data.
