Man held for allegedly killing 12-year-old: police

A man was arrested Thursday for allegedly killing a 12-year-old boy in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

The accused was upset after the father of the victim turned down his marriage proposal for his daughter, they claimed.

Abrar Majeed Reshu was arrested on the charge of killing Faisal Hussain Misger on September 18 in Alasteng area of the district, a police spokesman said.

During questioning, Reshu confessed to the crime which was corroborated by the circumstantial evidence brought on record, the spokesman claimed.

"Investigation revealed that the accused was stalking the elder sister of the deceased boy who was recently married off after the marriage proposal of accused was spurned by the girl's father," he said.

The rejection infuriated the accused who murdered the boy in revenge, the spokesman added.