PATNA: Piyush Prakash, a 13-year-old resident of MIG Colony-Kankerbagh who was feared kidnapped from near his house, had in fact gone to the Sonepur fair, across the Ganga, for a joyride. The boy was spotted by the Kankerbagh police near Tiwari Bechar late on Wednesday night and restored to his parents.

According to police, Piyush had also stolen the ATM card of his father Sri Prakash Singh, posted as marketing officer in the supply department of Jharkhand government, and withdrawn Rs 8,000. After he spent the money, the boy came back to the state capital and was standing near Tiwari Bechar when police spotted him.

Since his father and mother had gone to Chhapra to see his grandmother, the boy was left here under the care of his grandfather Kaushal Kishore Sharma. On November 18 evening when Piyush, playing in the neighbour’s house, did not respond to Sharma’s call, the latter became suspicious. Despite frantic search, the boy could not be traced out. Finally, Sharma reported the matter to Kankerbagh police and suspected that the boy might have been kidnapped.

Meanwhile, police arrested one Anil Kumar from near Secretariat on Thursday on the charge of killing his wife.

A resident of Shahpur village of Bhojpur district, Anil had reportedly burnt his newly-wed wife on November 17 last and had since then been absconding. He would be handed over to the Bhojpur police for follow up action.