Background Rahul , the only son of Raju , was  playing with his friends in the neighborhood when he took a break and went to drink water from a public tap in the corner of the playground.  He was last seen by friends who witnessed a bearded middle-aged man standing near to Rahul who snatched his cricket bat and threw it to his friends. His friends collected the bat and continued playing. Later they noticed that Rahul was not playing with them.  In early 2013, the CBI filed a plea before the High Court of Kerala to allow them to close the case as the boy was untraceable. However, the boy's father filed an objection petition against the CBI plea. Current status The Government of Kerala and the CBI each announced a reward of ₹50,000 for information on his whereabouts. The local police and the CBI remain clueless as despite considerable investigation they have uncovered no evidence as to the nature of Rahul's disappearance. However, it is widely believed that the boy was kidnapped, but no further information is available as to whether the child is alive or murdered   .
Biography Rahul was seven years old. He was the son of Raju and Mini. He lived with his mother in Alappuzha, while his father worked abroad in Kuwait with an oil MNC. At the time Rahul disappeared, he was the couple's only child. Background On 18 May 2005, Rahul was playing with his friends in the neighborhood when he took a break and went to drink water from a public tap in the corner of the playground. That day, he was wearing shorts, a checked shirt, and a one-sovereign gold chain. He was last seen by friends who witnessed a bearded middle-aged man standing near to Rahul who snatched his cricket bat and threw it to his friends. His friends collected the bat and continued playing. Later they noticed that Rahul was not playing with them. Several years after Rahul's disappearance, a man from Haripad named Krishna Pillai was arrested by Adoor police, for sexually assaulting and murdering a three-year-old girl. Pillai confessed to police that he had killed Rahul and thrown the child's body into a marsh in Alappuzha's Palace Ward. Police could not find the body there, nor any other evidence to substantiate Pillai's confession. Though he was jailed for the murder of the three-year-old, his involvement in Rahul Raju's disappearance was never proven. In early 2013, the CBI filed a plea before the High Court of Kerala to allow them to close the case as the boy was untraceable. However, the boy's father filed an objection petition against the CBI plea. Current status The Government of Kerala and the CBI each announced a reward of ₹50,000 for information on his whereabouts. The local police and the CBI remain clueless as despite considerable investigation they have uncovered no evidence as to the nature of Rahul's disappearance. However, it is widely believed that the boy was kidnapped, but no further information is available as to whether the child is alive or murdered . At least one sighting of the boy, in Mumbai in 2013, was reported to his father, but this was never confirmed. Rahul's parents believe he is alive, and that he was kidnapped and taken abroad. When Rahul disappeared, Raju quit his job in Kuwait to come home and stay with his wife. He later found work in Dubai. Three years after Rahul's disappearance, his sister Shivani was born .
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and Mini. He lived with his mother in Alappuzha, while his father worked abroad in Kuwait with an oil MNC. At the time Rahul disappeared, he was the couple's only child.
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Background On 18 May 2005, Rahul was
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That day, he was wearing shorts, a checked shirt, and a one-sovereign gold chain.
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Several years after Rahul's disappearance, a man from Haripad named Krishna Pillai was arrested by Adoor police, for sexually assaulting and murdering a three-year-old girl. Pillai confessed to police that he had killed Rahul and thrown the child's body into a marsh in Alappuzha's Palace Ward. Police could not find the body there, nor any other evidence to substantiate Pillai's confession. Though he was jailed for the murder of the three-year-old, his involvement in Rahul Raju's disappearance was never proven.
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. At least one sighting of the boy, in Mumbai in 2013, was reported to his father, but this was never confirmed.
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Rahul's parents believe he is alive, and that he was kidnapped and taken abroad. When Rahul disappeared, Raju quit his job in Kuwait to come home and stay with his wife. He later found work in Dubai. Three years after Rahul's disappearance, his sister Shivani was born