Several injury marks were found on the body of seven-year-old Sarim, who had been missing for 11 days, revealed autopsy.

“All necessary samples were collected during the autopsy and the definitive cause of death will be determined once the chemical examination report is available,” police surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed.

The autopsy of the minor was completed at the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.

The body of seven-year-old Sarim was discovered near his home in a water tank in North Karachi on Saturday, rescue officials and family said. The minor went missing after coming from madressah on January 7, according to the police complaint. The family believes the boy was abducted.

His picture with the missing note was shared by many users on social media over the last many days. Earlier this week, Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori also went to the victim’s family to console and assure them of recovery in the case.

Sarim’s body was returned to his family after the post-mortem. His funeral prayer was conducted after the evening prayer, led by the Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi Ameer Muneem Zafar. Sarim was laid to rest at Muhammad Shah Graveyard.

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Many residents noted that law enforcement agencies had checked the underground tank twice, suggesting that the body may have risen to the surface over time.

There appeared to be no signs of abuse on the child, they said as the victim was found in the same clothes he was wearing when he went missing. The body has been transferred to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital following police procedures.

“It remains to be determined whether the child was thrown into the tank after being killed or if it was an accident,” SSP Anil Haider told reporters. “Conclusive information will only be available after the post-mortem report.”