Gurugram, June 30 -- A 26-year-old suspect was arrested and a minor apprehended for allegedly murdering their neighbour in Palwal after he reportedly made an attempt to blackmail one of them, police said on Monday.

Police said the suspect, Amit Kumar alias Babu, was arrested on Saturday and taken on one-day police remand after being produced before a court on Sunday. Based on his alleged confession, police learnt of the involvement of a 15-year-old boy, who was apprehended on Monday.

The victim was identified as Govind Kumar, 28, from Palwal City. He had gone missing on June 24. His partially decomposed body was recovered from a secluded forested area in Sector 6, Gurugram, on Saturday morning. Based on an identity card and a damaged ve...