Muzaffarnagar (UP), Jul 9 (PTI) A court here on Thursday rejected the bail plea of a man accused of kidnapping and murdering a nine-year-old boy in neighbouring Shamli district in 2014.

Additional District Sessions Judge Chhote Lal Yadav dismissed the bail application of the accused, Vipin Kumar.

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According to government lawyer Omprakash Upadhyay, the boy, Anas, was kidnapped for a ransom of Rs 10 lakh in Thanabhawan town on December 13, 2014.

The accused allegedly killed the minor when the ransom was not paid.

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The bail plea was filed on the behalf of the accused, Kumar, who has been languishing in jail since 2014.

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