PHIDIM: A boy, who was missing since March 29, was found murdered near Likhiya Khola of Rabi-2 in Panchthar district on Friday.

The deceased has been identified as Sukhibir Rai (17) of Rabi-1 of the district.

Rai was missing since the day he had gone to a fair organised at Aarubote VDC, According to a family source.

According to Inspector Git Narayan Chaudhary of the Rabi Area Police Office, Anil Rai of Rabi-1 had killed him.

The body has been sent to the District Hospital for postmortem.

Police are searching the absconding culprit.