Second accused arrested in minor boy’s kidnap-murder case

The second accused in the alleged kidnap and murder of a 13-year-old boy in Bengaluru was arrested on Monday (September 21) after absconding since the incident, the police said.

The accused, Elukondalvada, who worked as a private school bus cleaner, was allegedly involved in the kidnap and subsequent murder of class 6 student Prajwal. The main accused, Bhaskar Reddy, an IT professional known to the boy’s family, had been arrested earlier.

According to the police, Prajwal was allegedly kidnapped from his neighbour’s house as part of a plan to demand a ₹1 crore ransom. Reddy allegedly lured the boy out on the pretext of buying firecrackers before taking him away along with Elukondalvada.

The accused allegedly attacked Prajwal with a hollow brick after fearing that the boy could identify them. They then allegedly concealed his body in the boot of the car.