A 24-year-old man has been arrested by Thane police for allegedly abducting and murdering a four-year-old boy, police said on Tuesday.

Yuvraj Thakur, the boy, had gone missing from Hanumannagar area of Ulhasnagar in Thane district on April 20. His body was found near the Ordnance Factory in Ambernath in the district three days later, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Ulhasnagar) Dr Sudhakar Pathare.