Overview

• On July 30, 13-year-old Nishchith A vanished from Arekere 80 Feet Road after tuition and his parents received a ₹5 lakh ransom demand
• The boy’s partially charred body was recovered near Bannerghatta Road the next evening, with police suspecting he was strangled before being set ablaze
• CCTV footage and mobile-tracking led officers to two suspects known to the family, triggering a focused manhunt
• Gurumurthy and Gopalakrishna were apprehended near Kaggalipura Road after resisting arrest, during which both were shot in the legs and taken for treatment
• The case, registered under Section 137 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and now handled by Bannerghatta police, remains under active investigation