Chitrakoot, September 24: The body of a businessman's 13-year-old son allegedly kidnapped from Prayagraj for Rs 15-lakh ransom was recovered Sunday in the forests of Arwari with his mouth gagged, and hands and legs tied with a rope, police said. Bargarh SHO Anjani Kumar Singh told PTI it appeared that Shubh Kesarwani was hit on the head with a heavy stone which caused his death. Double Murder Caught on Camera in Uttar Pradesh: Father-Son Duo Killed in Broad Daylight in Azamgarh, CCTV Video of Killing Surfaces.

Shubh was son of businessman Pushpraj Kesarwani alias Vicky, of Shankargarh, he said. The boy was in the shop at Shankargarh till 4 pm on Saturday but mysteriously disappeared after that, the SHO said. Uttar Pradesh Double Murder Video: Armed Assailants Shoot Two Men To Death in Meerut, Shocking Incident Caught on Camera.

He said Pushpraj got a call from an unknown person around 9 pm on Saturday, demanding a ransom of Rs 15 lakh, Singh said. The body has been sent for a postmortem. Senior police officials of the district have reached the spot and are trying to workout the case.