5-year-old boy kidnapped for ransom found killed; uncle held

A five-year-old boy allegedly kidnapped for ransom was found killed near here in Madhya Pradesh Wednesday and his uncle has been arrested for the crime, police said.

His body, stuffed in a bag, was found in a drain near a village, police said.

The boy's uncle, Anutabh Prajapati (19), who allegedly strangled him to death, has been arrested, Rewa range police deputy inspector general (DIG) Avinash Sharma told reporters.

The accused kidnapped the boy Tuesday evening while he was playing in his village Rahekbar under Nagaur police station area, he said.

The accused had sought a ransom of Rs 2 lakh from the boy's family to release him, the DIG said.

The minor's body was later found in a drain some 50 metres away from his house, Sharma said.

"We have detained some more suspects in the case and they are being grilled," he added.

"We first picked up Anutabh after a ransom call was made to the victim's family," the IPS officer said.

"He confessed of killing the child and thereafter