Pigs eat child alive in Indian capital

NEW DELHI – A three-year-old boy was eaten alive by a herd of pigs in a village on the outskirts of New Delhi after family members did not notice him wander outside his home, an Indian newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Ajay, 3, was clutching a piece of bread when he was attacked by the pigs, the Hindustan Times said. “We were all having lunch inside the house and did not realise that Ajay had walked out,” Lal Bahadur, Ajay’s uncle, was quoted as saying.”A few minutes later, his mother noticed a few pigs chewing something.”She began screaming and throwing stones at the pigs after recognising her son’s clothes, the newspaper said.”I shudder to think how much pain and agony my child must have endured,” Ajay’s father Ashok, a labourer, said.Only the boy’s limbs were recovered.Police said they booked the owner of the pigs for causing death by negligence.Villagers around New Delhi often keep pigs, buffaloes and goats next to their houses.Nampa-Reuters”We were all having lunch inside the house and did not realise that Ajay had walked out,” Lal Bahadur, Ajay’s uncle, was quoted as saying.”A few minutes later, his mother noticed a few pigs chewing something.”She began screaming and throwing stones at the pigs after recognising her son’s clothes, the newspaper said.”I shudder to think how much pain and agony my child must have endured,” Ajay’s father Ashok, a labourer, said.Only the boy’s limbs were recovered.Police said they booked the owner of the pigs for causing death by negligence.Villagers around New Delhi often keep pigs, buffaloes and goats next to their houses.Nampa-Reuters