Bihar: Class 10 student kidnapped in Gopalganj, probe on

Police said that the incident took place at around 6.30am when the boy was on way to a coaching class on his scooter. As soon as he reached a national highway, a few men in an SUV intercepted him and dragged him into their vehicle

A Class 10 student was kidnapped in Bihar’s Gopalganj on Monday.

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Police said that the incident took place at around 6.30am when the boy was on way to a coaching class on his scooter. As soon as he reached a national highway, a few men in an SUV intercepted him and dragged him into their vehicle. The scooter was later found abandoned on the highway.

According to sources, the boy’s father received a ransom call a few minutes after he was kidnapped.

The police alerted all checkposts to check for suspected four wheelers. A police officer said they were probing all angles.

Gopalganj SP Anand Kumar said, “We have begun tracking the boy’s mobile phone. We have filed an FIR in connection with the incident and launched a massive search operation”.