Bengaluru School Student Murder Case: Hulimavu Police Arrest 2 - What We Know, So Far?

The Hulimavu Police have arrested two people in connection with the murder of a 13-year-old student from Bengaluru's Christ School.

The deceased, identified as Nishchith was a Class 8 student at Christ School. He was kidnapped on Wednesday evening while he was returning home from his tuition classes in Shantiniketan Layout, Arakere.

His burnt body was discovered near the Bannerghatta forest on Thursday, despite his family receiving a Rs 5 lakh ransom demand and being prepared to pay. Both suspects are currently hospitalized.

Two men suspected of kidnapping and murdering a 13-year-old boy in Bengaluru were arrested late Thursday night following a police encounter. The accused are identified as Gurumurthy and Gopalakrishna, India Today reported.

They were shot in the legs by police after they allegedly resisted arrest and attacked officers with lethal weapons near Kaggalipura Road.

As per a report in The Times of India, the victim's father Achutha JC is a college lecturer, while the mother is a techie.

His father had earlier said: "Nischith attends classes from 5pm at the tuition centre on Arakere 80ft Road and returns by 7.30pm everyday. When he did not return home till 8 pm, we first confirmed with the teacher that he attended the classes. We went searching for him on his regular route, and found his bicycle near Family Park in the area. We checked with our relatives and his friends, but no one knew where he went."

Achyuth received a caller from an anonymous number around 1 am demanding money and agreed to meet their demand. The caller had claimed that he would be sharing the location the next day morning.

The second call came on Thursday and shared multiple locations. "Probably, the kidnapper was trying to make sure cops are not secretly tailing the parents," an officer told the daily. Thereafter, the mobile remained switched off.

The body was discovered around 5.30 pm along Bannerghatta-Gottigere Road on Thursday. The CCTV footage has shown the boy having a conversation with a biker before leaving behind the bicycle and riding pillion on the bike.