Hyderabad police made a breakthrough in the sensational kidnapping and murder of a teenaged boy in city on Friday.
Police have identified Sai as one of the five members of the gang allegedly involved in the brutal crime.
15-year old Abhay, son of a scrap dealer Raj Kumar was kidnapped Wednesday evening when he returned from school and went out for snacks.
A CCTV footage in the area showed Abhay going on a scooter driven by an unknown youth.
After the abductors contacted his father demanding a ransom of Rs 10 crore, he lodged a complaint with the police and an alert was sounded in the city.
Within three hours of the abduction Ramgopalpet police station in Secunderabad received the information about an unclaimed lying near Secunderabad railway station.
A bomb a squad was sent which found the body of youngster inside.
Abhay’s family identified the body.
Police said that demanding ransom was a mere ruse and the boy was kidnapped with the intention of murder as a group of employees of scrap shop had developed enmity with Raj Kumar.
“The boy was smothered to death soon after he was abducted”, a police official said.
Suspects had stayed in the neighbourhood of Abhay’s house and developed friendship with the boy. Three suspects were taken into custody in Vijaywada and brought to city for questioning.