India, June 17 -- A six-year-old boy was allegedly kidnapped and thrown alive into a canal in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut on Tuesday. Police have arrested the accused, Arpit Parashar, who was allegedly in a relationship with the child's mother.

The victim had come to Bahsuma to spend his holidays with family. His father, Gursevak Singh, works at a private company in Saudi Arabia, while his mother had brought him from Patiala, where he was studying and living with his aunt. The child had been staying in Bahsuma for about a week before the incident.

According to police, on Tuesday around 11 am, the child returned home after riding his bicycle. He kept it inside the house and then went out again to play. Investigators believe that shortly after...