On Friday, a paedophile was arrested by the Chandanagar police for the kidnap-cum-murder of an eightyear-old boy.
According to Police, Raman Patel, a labourer, was nabbed based on the information given by some construction workers employed at Sri Sai Developers.
The boy went missing on February 18, following which his mother lodged a complaint with the Chandanagar police. On February 22, cops found a dead body in the middle of some bushes in a park at Huda layout, Nallagandla village. Residents identified the body as that of the missing boy.
Based on information given by local construction workers, cops arrested Raman Patel.
During interrogation, the accused be revealed that he had sexually assaulted the boy before strangulating him to death.
A case was filed against Raman under sections 366 (kidnap), 377 (unnatural sex), 302 (murder) of IPC and sections 4 & 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act