Maharajganj, Dec 14: A 14-year-old boy has been held for allegedly kidnapping and killing his six-year-old nephew in Maharajganj district.

The accused minor has confessed to kidnapping and killing his nephew and also writing a letter demanding Rs 50 lakh ransom from the victim's family.

During questioning, the boy told the police that the victim's parents would call him a 'thief' and they would scold him whenever he complained about them.

The teenager has been apprehended and has now been sent to a juvenile shelter home. Uttar Pradesh: Wife, Daughter-in-Law Kill 55-Year-Old Man Over Illicit Affair.

It may be recalled that on December 9, the victim, son of Deepak Gupta, resident of Banspar village in Maharajganj district, was kidnapped and the family received a ransom note for Rs 50 lakh ransom.

The police had then launched a probe and the 14-year-old boy was suspected of the crime after his handwriting matched the ransom note.

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