The Padirivedu Police from Tiruvallur district have made a significant breakthrough in a heart-wrenching case involving the kidnapping and tragic murder of an innocent eight-year-old boy. The main suspect, a 52-year-old man, has been apprehended and is now in police custody.

The victim, identified as S. Hanish, was a bright Class V student at a government school hailing from Palavedu village in Gummidipoondi, Tiruvallur district. The incident unfolded on Saturday, when young Hanish mysteriously went missing while playing on a vacant plot near his residence. Deeply concerned, his distraught parents, Suresh and Sindumathi, promptly lodged a complaint with the Padirivedu Police.

Thanks to the cooperation of a few vigilant youngsters from a nearby village near Sri City, a crucial lead emerged. They reported having spotted Hanish in the company of a woman named Rekha, aged 32, who happened to be a neighbor of Suresh and Sindumathi. Accompanying Rekha was her friend Ravannaih, aged 50, and the trio was observed riding on a motorbike towards a village in Andhra Pradesh.

Acting swiftly on this valuable information, the police apprehended Rekha for interrogation. Subsequently, it was revealed that Rekha and Ravannaih had devised a sinister plan to demand a ransom from Hanish’s family. Tragically, due to the boy’s inconsolable crying, they resorted to smothering him to death. Concealing the young boy’s lifeless body in a gunny bag, they callously discarded it amidst the bushes in a village located in Andhra Pradesh.

The law enforcement authorities wasted no time in apprehending Rekha, while Ravannaih managed to evade capture initially. However, on Tuesday evening, the police successfully apprehended him as well, bringing a sense of relief to the grieving family. Meanwhile, in an unfortunate turn of events, the enraged villagers from Palavedu resorted to ransacking the house where Rekha had been residing.