India, Sept. 18 -- A 13-year-old boy was found dead in the boot of a car that was involved in two collisions on its way out of Bengaluru's Yelahanka. Police said the boy's 35-year-old neighbour, Bhaskar Reddy, has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and murdering him.

Reddy allegedly lured the boy into the car by saying he was going to buy firecrackers for a Ganesh idol immersion outside his home in Vinayaka Nagar around 7.30 pm on Wednesday. The boy knew the accused and got into the vehicle without suspicion, police said.

Deputy police commissioner G K Mithun Kumar said Reddy took the boy to his home, where he allegedly strangled him. He then put the body in the car's boot and drove towards Andhra Pradesh, apparently intending to di...