<p>Thrissur: A youth was arrested on Friday in connection with the alleged murder of a six-year-old boy who had gone missing and was later found dead in a pond near Mala in this district.</p>.<p>Jojo, 20, a resident of Kuzhooor, was taken into custody on Thursday night.</p>.<p>According to the police, the boy was murdered for allegedly resisting a sexual assault attempt by the accused, who is a neighbour of the victim.</p>.<p>The man's arrest was recorded on Friday and he will be produced before the court, they added.</p>.<p>The deceased has been identified as Abel.</p>.Kerala govt 'sabotaging' central schemes, alleges Kummanam Rajasekharan.<p>The body was found in a pond located in a paddy field near the deceased's house.</p>.<p>The child had gone missing around 6.20 pm on Saturday from a nearby road. His body was found around 9.30 pm during a search conducted by locals and the police.</p>.<p>Initial inquiry suggested that the child was pushed into the pond and killed, police said.</p>.<p>Jojo had previously been involved in a theft case.</p>.<p>Rural District Police Chief B Krishnakumar visited the spot and reviewed the probe.</p>.<p>The body will be shifted to Government Medical College, Thrissur, for conducting a postmortem from the mortuary of a private hospital, at Kuzhikattussery, near here, police said. </p>
<p>Thrissur: A youth was arrested on Friday in connection with the alleged murder of a six-year-old boy who had gone missing and was later found dead in a pond near Mala in this district.</p>.<p>Jojo, 20, a resident of Kuzhooor, was taken into custody on Thursday night.</p>.<p>According to the police, the boy was murdered for allegedly resisting a sexual assault attempt by the accused, who is a neighbour of the victim.</p>.<p>The man's arrest was recorded on Friday and he will be produced before the court, they added.</p>.<p>The deceased has been identified as Abel.</p>.Kerala govt 'sabotaging' central schemes, alleges Kummanam Rajasekharan.<p>The body was found in a pond located in a paddy field near the deceased's house.</p>.<p>The child had gone missing around 6.20 pm on Saturday from a nearby road. His body was found around 9.30 pm during a search conducted by locals and the police.</p>.<p>Initial inquiry suggested that the child was pushed into the pond and killed, police said.</p>.<p>Jojo had previously been involved in a theft case.</p>.<p>Rural District Police Chief B Krishnakumar visited the spot and reviewed the probe.</p>.<p>The body will be shifted to Government Medical College, Thrissur, for conducting a postmortem from the mortuary of a private hospital, at Kuzhikattussery, near here, police said. </p>