Five Indian teenagers have been arrested in Nepal for allegedly kidnapping a 15-year-old boy in Kathmandu, police said on Thursday.
According to the police, the teenagers kidnapped a Nepalese boy from Chitwan district, 150 kilometres south of Kathmandu, on Monday.
The boy was kept as a hostage in a hotel in Kathmandu, and the kidnappers had demanded ransom from the family, they added.
Acting on a tip, the police raided the Hotel on Tuesday and arrested those involved in the kidnapping.
Police said that all the arrested individuals are 18-year-old boys from Betia, Bihar.
The kidnapped boy was not harmed during the rescue operation, police added.
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The arrested teenagers have been sent to the Chitawan District Police for further investigation and legal action, they added.
{{/usCountry}}The arrested teenagers have been sent to the Chitawan District Police for further investigation and legal action, they added.
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