Second accused arrested in minor boy’s kidnap-murder case
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.
Elukondalvada, a private school bus cleaner, was arrested on Monday (September 21) in connection with the alleged kidnapping and murder of 13-year-old Prajwal in Bengaluru, according to the police. Prajwal, a Class 6 student, had been kidnapped from his neighbor's house as part of a scheme to demand a ₹1 crore ransom. The main accused, Bhaskar Reddy, an IT professional known to Prajwal's family, had been apprehended earlier.
Reddy allegedly lured Prajwal out by posing as a firecracker vendor before taking him away with Elukondalvada. After fearing Prajwal could identify them, they allegedly killed him with a hollow brick and hid his body in the car's trunk. The vehicle was later found involved in several collisions on Ballari Road, prompting motorists to alert the police.
The police found the boy's body in the car and suspect Reddy planned the kidnapping to repay his father's debts. Multiple identity cards with different birth dates were recovered from Elukondalvada's possession, and investigators are verifying them to establish his true age and role in the incident.
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