Three held in Nagpur for kidnapping 14-year-old boy for ransom, murdering him
Nagpur (PTI): Three youths have been arrested for allegedly murdering a 14-year-old boy for ransom in 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 conspiracy of kidnapping for ransom after assuming that deceased Atharva More's father had a lot of money. They called the boy to Friends Colony Chowk, took him in their Tata Ace vehicle to Gorewada area and strangled him," the official said.
The three accused abandoned the vehicle, with two of them later disposing of the body by throwing it off a bridge on April 3, he added.
"The three have been arrested. Efforts are on to confiscate the vehicle, which has been allegedly washed by the accused to destroy evidence. Further probe into the case is underway," the official said.
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21-year-old student arrested with ganja worth Rs 35 lakh in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: The Panambur ACP team and personnel from Mulki Police Station jointly arrested a 21-year-old student for allegedly attempting to sell ganja and seized 1.042 kg of the narcotic substance, valued at around Rs 35 lakh, Deccan Herald reported.
Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH identified the accused as Suhana, a native of Hulidevarabana in Sagar taluk of Shivamogga district. She is a final-year BCA student at a college in Kundapur.
The arrest was made during an operation conducted on Mulki Railway Station Road under the limits of Mulki Police Station.
During the operation, police personnel seized around 1 kg and 42 grams of ganja, a mobile phone allegedly used for the crime, and other materials connected to the case.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused allegedly sourced the substance from Chennai and brought it to Mangaluru with the intention of selling the narcotic substance for profit.
A case has been registered at Mulki Police Station under Sections 8(c) (Drug possession) and 22(c) (Psychotropic trafficking) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Police said the accused is also facing two other narcotics-related cases, one at Kavoor Police Station and another registered by Bengaluru International Airport Customs.
