Patna, Feb 1 :A man who allegedly kidnapped over two dozen children and sexually abused them has been arrested in Bihar's Sitamarhi district, police said Friday.

Arjun Sah, in his 30s, was taken into custody this week for abducting a child in Sitamarhi. He shocked police officials by revealing that he had kidnapped children to sexually abuse them and not for ransom.

M.R. Nayak, the superintendent of police in Sitamarhi, told IANS over telephone that Sah and his gang were involved in over two dozen abductions in Bihar and in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh and Nepal.

Sah said that he released the children after sexually abusing them. But to mislead the police, he used to demand ransom from the families of the kids he abducted.

The police rescued two abducted boys after Sah disclosed their whereabouts. Both the minors told the police that Sah had sexually abused them.

(IANS)