Jabalpur: Three persons were arrested for allegedly kidnapping and murdering a ten-year-old boy in Sagda village near here, police said Thursday. According to police, had executed the kidnapping to extort money from the boy's family.

"Some of the villagers had last seen the boy, Badal Giri Goswami, going with the trio, which led to their arrest," Jabalpur superintendent of Police (SP) Nimesh Agrawal said. During the interrogation, one of the accused, Mukesh Sripal, revealed that they wanted ransom from the boy's family, he said.