Chhattisgarh Police on Friday arrested a man and brought him from Maharashtra for abducting and killing a minor boy a few days ago in Urla area in the outskirts of Raipur city.
Raipur Additional Superintendent of Police Tarkeshwar Patel identified him as Panchram of Urla locality, a neighbour of the victim.
On Tuesday afternoon, the accused abducted the six-year-old, Divyansh, on the pretext of giving him a motorcycle ride.
After a case of abduction was lodged on Tuesday night, police learnt that the accused had sold his bike in Bhilai in Durg district and fled to Maharashtra. He was nabbed in Nagpur.
During interrogation, he told the police that he committed the crime as he was in love with the minor’s mother.
Police have recovered the boy's body.