LUCKNOW, Nov. 4 -- The Siddharthnagar police have arrested four constables accused of attempting to murder a 24-year-old youth after abducting him, confirmed senior police officials on Tuesday.

They said the local police had declared a reward of Rs.25,000 on their capture.

The officials said the two constables, Manjeet Kumar Singh and Abhishek Gupta, were arrested from Mohana on Monday night while two others, Manoj Yadav and Rajan Singh, were arrested from Manali, Himachal Pradesh on Saturday.

They said the arrest of the four policemen is a significant development in the case, and the police are working to ensure that justice is served.

Additional SP PK Prasad said that all four constables had allegedly abducted one Rajneesh Patel and...