Nagpur, April 6 Three young men have been arrested for allegedly murdering a 14-year-old boy for ransom in the Gittkhadan area of Nagpur city, a police official said on Monday.
He identified the accused as Ayush Shahu (19), Ketan Shahu (22), and Jai Yadav (19).
"The three hatched a plan to kidnap the boy for ransom after assuming that the father of the deceased, Atharva More, had a lot of money. They called the boy to Friends Colony Chowk, took him in their Tata Ace vehicle to the Gorewada area, and then strangled him," the official said.
The three accused abandoned the vehicle, and two of them later disposed of the body by throwing it off a bridge on April 3, he added.
"The three have been arrested. Efforts are underway to seize the vehicle, which has allegedly been cleaned by the accused to destroy evidence. Further investigation into the case is ongoing," the official said.