Shillong, April 1: Watching TV and not obeying an “order” was the only fault of a seven-year old, who was allegedly killed by his neighbour in October last year.
After a six-month-long investigation by an SIT, the police on Wednesday arrested one Kenedy Khongsit for the murder the child, Kyrshanbor Kharmudai, whose body was found in a forest at Mawpat on 9 October 2025.
“We were able to zero down on the killer namely Kenedy Khongsit (32), a neighbour of the deceased,” East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police Vivek Syiem told reporters on Wednesday.
The SIT investigation includes piecing together all available evidence forensic evidence, the SP said.
“He has admitted to the crime,” the SP added.
He said, according to the accused, the boy didn’t follow his instructions and he killed the minor in a feat of rage.
The child had gone to the accused’s house to watch TV after lunch.
As he was watching TV, the accused was cleaning a water tank and he asked the boy to bring a brush and a bucket.
As the child did not obey and kept watching TV, the SP said, “Out of anger, he smothered the boy and put him in the Syntex tank in a fit of rage.”
The incident took place between 2.30 pm and 3 pm on October 8, 2025.
“He hid the body in the backyard. The killer quietly kept the body in plastic sacks and left Lum Myrboh at 4:40 pm, returning in under an hour,” the SP said.
The body was later dumped in Mawpat jungle using the accused’s cousin’s white Yamaha R-Z scooty (ML 04 9622).
Initially, the investigation led the SIT headed by SP (City), faced challenges as no evidence linked the accused to the crime.
Exhibits were sent to CFSL Guwahati and FSL Shillong for scientific evidence, and multiple people were examined.
“During the investigation, many people were examined to throw light on the case but there was nothing which came forth. The investigation however identified a few persons of interest but the only problem there was no breakthrough for want of evidence,” Syiem said adding “There was also another problem, the motive to kill the child could not be established at that juncture. Therefore, the case was very difficult to crack,” he said.
