Ranayammapeta police, on Saturday, exhumed the body of a student who was kidnapped by unidentified persons 3 days ago in Nuziveedu mandal in Krishna district.
The body was found near the victim's residence. The police have sent the boy's body for postmortem.
According to reports, unidentified persons had allegedly kidnapped 8-year-old Rahul on Wednesday. The kidnappers had then called Rahul's parents and demanded Rs. 4 lakh as ransom.
The criminals had also threatened the parents with dire consequences if the matter was reported to the police.
Ignoring the kidnappers' threats, the worried parents had immediately approached the police and filed a complaint.
Police believe that the kidnappers panicked and murdered the boy after they came to know about the filing of the complaint.
Initial investigations reveal that Rahul was killed within an hour of his kidnap.
Police have taken 3 persons into their custody on suspicion of their involvement in the heinous crime.