Kanpur (UP), Oct 24 (PTI) A six-year-old boy who was kidnapped from outside his house in Barra locality of Kanpur's Hardev Nagar was found dead on Friday, the police said as they arrested the accused, who lived in the same area.

Ayush Sonkar, son of Makhan Sonkar, disappeared around 3 pm on Friday while he was playing outside his home. His family launched a search before alerting the Barra police, who also began searching for the missing child, they said.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Deependra Nath Chowdhary said three police teams were formed, and CCTV footage from the area was thoroughly examined.

"In the footage, Ayush was seen walking with a local youth, later identified as Shivam Saxena, who was later spotted returning alone," the officer said.

Following an extensive sear

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