Police rescue kidnapped boy in an hour, 2 arrested

The city police on Wednesday foiled a bid to kidnap a 14-year-old boy from Badshahpur and arrested two persons.

The city police on Wednesday foiled a bid to kidnap a 14-year-old boy from Badshahpur and arrested two persons.

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The arrested men have been identified as Anil Yadav and Rajan Yadav, while the third Madan Sharma managed to escape.

Ghanshyam Singh, a resident of Badshahpur, was on his way for his tuition classes, a kilometre away from his house, at 7.30pm on Wednesday. When he reached the nearby temple, a while Bolero stopped and some men tried to overpower Singh and his two friends.

Though his friends managed to escape, the accused pushed Ghanshyam inside the car and fled.

Ghanshyam's friends immediately rushed home and informed his parents who promptly reported the case to the local police station. However, there was no response for nearly 30 minutes, so they went to Bhondsi police station and got the case registered at the Badshahpur police station.

After one hour of search operations, the police successfully nabbed the culprits in the Bolero at a check post near Sohna road.

According to the victim, the accused beat him up when he expressed his desire to talk to his parents. They were consuming alcohol in the car and driving around the city for almost one hour.