6 people were detained within the scope of the investigation into the loss of 11-month-old Büşra Balıkçı in Sivas Divriği

Ferit Zengin - 11-month-old Büşra Balıkçı, who has been missing since September 10 in Sivas Dİvriği, has still not been found. While the search for the baby who disappeared while sleeping in the tent continued, the discovery of his bloody and torn clothes approximately 3 km away from the tent deepened the investigation. The family first claimed that wild animals might have kidnapped the baby. Following the contradictions in the family's statements, the gendarmerie took the statement of the mother, Elif Balıkçı. In her statement, the mother, who works as a seasonal worker in Göndüren Village, claimed that her daughter was sold to other people for money by her father, Yusuf Balıkçı, and that the incident would be covered up with the "lost" fiction. Thereupon, a total of 6 people were detained, including the father, people considered to be connected to the incident, and veterinarian M.Ç., whom the mother identified from her photograph.

The claim that 'His father sold him'

According to mother Elif Balıkçı's account, mother Elif Balıkçı fed Büşra at around 21:00 on the day of the incident in Divriği and then put her child to sleep in the tent. While Büşra was sleeping, the mother moved to another tent. The 27-year-old mother, who returned to the tent a short time later, could not find her child where she had slept. She reported the situation to her husband, Yusuf Balıkçı, who took their herds to the plateau to graze. The father also searched the tent and its surroundings, but could not find Büşra. The family situation was reported to the 112 Emergency Call Center. Upon notice, gendarmerie and AFAD teams were dispatched to the scene. The search efforts of the teams continue.

'They fictionalized'

The gendarmerie took the statements of the family and surrounding residents. Following the contradictory statements of the family, the mother's statement was taken again yesterday. Elif Balıkçı claimed that her baby was sold by her father. Following the mother's statement, the Divriği Public Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation and detained the father Yusuf Balıkçı, his relatives M.R.B. (60), who were thought to be involved in the incident, and K.D. (50), Ö.B. (19) and R.B. (45), who were staying in the tents area. The mother's claim did not end with the discovery. Büşra said that while she was sleeping in the tent, a white vehicle came to the area and one of the two people who got out of the vehicle entered the tent and took the child away. The mother stated that her daughter was actually given to these people by her father. In addition, K.D., Ö.B., R.B., who stayed in the tents area. and M.R.B. He stated that people named also witnessed this situation and that the "lost" claim was nothing but a fiction. Büşra's whereabouts are not yet known. It was alleged that the family was trying to raise suspicion that the baby had been kidnapped or taken from the tent by wild animals and killed. Sivas Governorship announced that 6 people, including the father, were detained regarding the incident.

Identified from photo

A photo was shown to the mother at the gendarmerie. It was learned that the mother identified the veterinarian M.Ç, who was the suspect in the report. In addition, the village headman, whose information was consulted within the scope of the investigation, said that he was called by a person he did not know and that the person asked suspicious questions. Thanks to the work of the teams, the veterinarian was also taken into custody yesterday afternoon. R.B., the older brother of the missing Büşra baby, was at the scene. In the interview with him, he said that his brother was put in a red vehicle and that he knew where his brother's mother was.