Delhi Police transfers ₹5,000 via UPI to track kidnapper, rescues 13-year-old within 3 hours

Delhi Police transfers ₹5,000 via UPI to track kidnapper, rescues 13-year-old within 3 hours

New Delhi, A kidnapping case, a ₹5,000 UPI transfer and an arrest within three hours – that is how the Delhi Police rescued a 13-year-old boy in northeast Delhi after receiving information about the incident.

Delhi Police transfers ₹5,000 via UPI to track kidnapper, rescues 13-year-old within 3 hours

A man identified as Akash had allegedly kidnapped a boy, demanding ₹40,000 ransom. He was caught within three hours of receiving information while he was collecting the ransom, after the the ₹5,000 transfer, at a cybercafe in Karawal Nagar, a police officer said on Sunday.

The incident came to light on October 30 when a woman approached the Jyoti Nagar police station in Shahdara, saying her son had gone out to buy some items but did not return, police said on Sunday.

"She subsequently received a call from an unidentified person demanding ₹40,000 for his release. A case was registered, and a team was constituted to trace the child and apprehend the accused," he said.

During the investigation, the kidnapper contacted the woman again, insisting on receiving the ransom through UPI. He shared a barcode, following which police transferred ₹5,000 through the account of a police personnel to track the transaction.

Police examined the cybercafe's CCTV footage, following which the woman identified her missing son.

"We then initiated another transaction of ₹5,000 through the same barcode to lure the accused to come again to the same place," he said.

The accused subsequently returned to the cybercafe with the boy to collect the money in cash. Police personnel, with the assistance of the cafe owner, apprehended him and safely rescued the child.

During interrogation, Akash disclosed that he worked as a delivery helper in Sadar Bazar and knew the victim through his cousin. He had lured the boy onto his scooter before making the ransom call to his mother, police said.

Police recovered ₹5,000 in cash, the mobile phone allegedly used to make the ransom call, and the scooter used in the kidnapping. The cafe owner had also received ₹50 as commission for facilitating the transaction.

Police said the accused has no previous criminal involvement, adding that the rescued child was reunited with his family.

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