Machlipatnam, September 19: Four days after he was kidnapped and Rs four lakh were demanded as ransom, the body of an eight-year-old boy was found near a culvert at Musunur village in Krishna district, police said today.
Three persons, Rajesh, Sadhik, Nagaraju have been arrested in this connection, SP Hari Kumar said.
Rahul, son of an autodriver Suresh Kollipara, was kidnapped on September 14 from Nuzivudu in the district.
Suresh lodged a complaint with Nuzivudu One town police station on September 15, Kumar said.
The kidnappers telephoned Suresh and asked Rs 4 lakh for the third standard’s release. Police traced the number to a STD booth in Tukkuluru in the district.
Rahul’s body was kept in a gunny bag near the culvert, he said adding the kidnappers are well-known to the victim’s family.
–PTI