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Second Suspect Held in Kidnap and Killing of Class Six Student

Source: The Hindu · 21 Sep 2026, 15:09 UTC
Second Suspect Held in Kidnap and Killing of Class Six Student
Image: The Hindu · original report

Police have arrested Elukondalvada as a second accused in the alleged kidnapping and murder of class six student Prajwal. The accused worked as a cleaner on a private school bus and is alleged to have been involved in both the abduction and the boy’s subsequent killing.

Police have arrested a second accused in the alleged kidnapping and murder of a minor boy, The Hindu reported. The accused was identified as Elukondalvada, who worked as a cleaner on a private school bus. He is alleged to have been involved in the kidnapping and subsequent murder of Prajwal, a class six student.

The supplied material does not state when or where the arrest took place. It also does not provide details of the first accused, the alleged motive or the circumstances in which Prajwal was taken. The description of Elukondalvada’s involvement is an allegation in the case.

No account of his response to the accusation, or of any court proceedings, was included in the supplied information. The arrest brings the number of accused identified in the supplied report to two, but no further details about the investigation were provided.

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