Schoolboy found hanging inside Noida stadium

The discovery of the body of a Class XI student, found hanging from a tree within the Noida stadium premises on Friday, triggered panic among people who had gone there for their regular morning stroll. The boy, Shivam Kumar Rathore (16), the youngest of four sons of Sarvesh Rathore, lived with his family in Chaura in Sector 22 and was a student of a government school, police said.

This is the second instance that a body has been recovered from inside the Noida stadium compound in the last 16 months, and has raised questions about the stadium’s security. On March 13, 2013, the body of an engineer was found hanging inside the stadium’s washroom, a case that sent shockwaves around the country. Local residents alerted the police on finding the body. The boy’s family suspects foul play. Police have sent the body for an autopsy.