Kidnapping is a global and historic issue world-wide and good governments are doing as much as they can to ensure that the kidnappers are captured and punished. Almost all countries have criminal laws addressing the issue of child protection, and in most countries, the laws also place an emphasis on prevention as well as prosecution. There are many causes of kidnapping, among them are unemployment, poverty, religion, political issues and monitory compensation and so on. The practice can be reduced with government involvement. Some of negative effects of kidnapping are psychological trauma, lack of trust, fear and homicide. As such, homicide by smothering is possible when victim is incapacitated from drinks or drugs, very weak, child or old person and in ill health. We encountered a case of Kidnapping and smothering of a 5 year old male child, who was missing under mysterious circumstances for last 2 days. The dead body was found in decomposed state in the almirah of nearby closed mobile shop with mouth and nostrils closed with plastic adhesive tape. Both the hands were tied with plastic adhesive tape at front region and both the ankles were tied with piece of cloth at the level of ankle joint. The dead body was brought to nearest Civil Hospital for medico-legal Post-mortem examination by Police. It was referred to the Department of Forensic Medicine, PGIMS, Rohtak by the board of Doctors for Forensic Expert opinion. Autopsy showed mild ecchymosis around mouth and tip of nose. The cause of death was opined as asphyxia due to smothering.
