The Virar police on Saturday exhumed the body of a three-year-old tribal boy, who was allegedly killed by his stepfather a couple of days ago. The body was exhumed in the presence of revenue officials who reached there for the panchnama.

The deceased has been identified as Nikesh Wagh, who lived with his mother Deepika, siblings, grandparents and stepfather Ganesh Wagh. The family lived inside an unused drainage pipe, which acted as a makeshift tent covered with plastic sheets to withstand the inclement weather. The entire family, including the deceased, were beggars at the staircase of Jeevdani temple.