Police had produced the accused in the court following a written complaint by the slain boy´s mother Anju Acharya. [break]
Anju has demanded that police also bring Prati Kishor´s family members under the scanner to facilitate a free and fair investigation.
Raj was found brutally murdered Thursday. Police on Saturday had maintained that Prati Kishor single-handedly killed the boy because of personal animosity. However, the slain boy´s relatives and neighbors doubt police´s claim.
They believe that police might have presented Prati Kishor as the sole perpetrator to protect others involved in the killing.
Kidnappers held
Two persons have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the kidnapping of a child from Lahan three months ago. Police claimed that Jitendra Kumar Singh, of Aayodhyanagar-6, and Shiv Kumar Mahato, of Lahan-3, had kidnapped the four-year old Gauvrav Chaudhary on August 15.
The accused had released Chaudhary after taking a ransom of Rs 2, 000, 000 from the latter´s father Jalendra. Police had arrested Singh and Mahato based on a complaint lodged by the victim´s family. Police also extracted a pistol and ammunition from Mahato.
Eight others including a woman, whose involvement in the kidnapping has been established, are yet to be arrested, said Inspector Laldhoj Subedi of Area Police Office Lahan.
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