5-year-old Delhi schoolboy kidnapped last month rescued; one suspect killed in gunfight

Mangalore Today News Network

Ghaziabad, Feb 06, 2018 : A five-year-old boy kidnapped by armed men from a school van in east Delhi last month was rescued by a police team that killed a suspect in a gunfight in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad on Tuesday, officials said.

 

A senior Delhi Police official said the kidnappers opened fire on the policemen during the rescue operation.

“Two kidnappers named Pankaj and Ravi were injured in retaliatory firing by the police...While Ravi succumbed to his injuries, Pankaj had to be admitted to GTB Hospital. Nitin – the third kidnapper – has been arrested,” the official said.

Another official said the kidnappers had rented a flat in Ghaziabad where they kept the boy. Police intercepted a man supplying them information and learnt about the hideout.

Police laid a trap near Loni border but Ravi opened fire when he spotted the police. One of the policemen was hit by a bullet. He was saved by a bulletproof jacket he was wearing.

The Class 1 student was handed over to his parents.

“We got to know around 1am that our child has been found ... The doctor said that he needed rest,” his grandfather said.

The boy was kidnapped from Shahdara on January 25 by two masked men on a motorcycle when he was going to school with his sister around 7:30am. The kidnappers boarded the school van and snatched him from among 20 children after shooting the van driver in the leg.

A woman attendant inside the school van informed school authorities as soon as the kidnappers left and they contacted the Delhi Police.

The kidnappers had demanded a ransom of Rs 70 lakh from the family.



courtesy: HT