One of the alleged abductors, Nadeem confessed to his crime yesterday, police said. Five accused- Nadeem, Fahim, Joni, Naushad and Imran were arrested last month.
They abducted Zaid on August 27 and demanded a ransom of Rs 6 lakhs from his parents, police said, adding that only shoes and clothes of the child were recovered from the canal.
In a separate incident, a woman was allegedly beaten to death by her husband and in-laws over a family dispute in Bamanheri village here yesterday, police said.