New Delhi, Aug 5 - A man has been arrested for abducting a six-year-old cousin of a boy with whom his daughter had eloped last month, police said.

Qadir Khan, a 38-year-old from Sitamarhi in Bihar, was arrested from Gorkhpur Tuesday for kidnapping the boy in east Delhi July 27.

The boy has been rescued from Qadir Khan's custody and police said search was on to find Khan's accomplices.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (East Delhi) Anand Mohan said Khan kidnapped the boy following an antagonism between him and the boy's family, as the boy's cousin had eloped with his daughter in the first week of July.

'Khan wanted to get his daughter back and to mount pressure on the boy's family, he kidnapped the boy and also asked for a ransom of Rs.