Bhopal: Two people were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the abduction and murder of a toddler, who had been missing from past three days.
According to the police, the charred body of the 3-year-old, identified as Varun, was found near his house at Baragarh in the Chichali area.
Bhopal Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Irshad Wali said, "On the basis of the evidence, two persons including a woman were arrested in connection with the murder of the child. They are the victim's neighbours."
"Varun's father identified the body which was covered in a piece of cloth in an abandoned house next to their home," the DIG added.
According to the family, Varun had gone to buy chocolates from a nearby shop on Sunday evening. He neither reached the shop nor returned home.
A missing complaint was filed by the victim's family later.
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