Bengaluru, Aug. 1 -- A 12-year-old boy, who had gone for evening tuition, was allegedly abducted and murdered near Bannerghatta on Thursday, police said.

The victim, identified as Nishchit, was a Class 7 student and the son of a college professor residing in the Shantiniketan block of the Arakere area.

According to SP Rural Bengaluru, CK Baba, Nishchit was returning home from tuition when a group of unidentified men kidnapped him. Shortly after the abduction, his parents received a call from an unknown number demanding a ransom of Rs 5 lakh for his safe release. The kidnappers also threatened the family against contacting the police.

However, the boy's father filed a complaint with the Hulimavu police station to save his son. As soon a...