Mumbai dreams: 5-yr-old boy kidnapped to finance Bollywood plans, three held

Mukesh Sakat (20), the main accused, knew the boy’s parents, and hatched the plan to kidnap because he wanted money to gain entry into Bollywood, police said.

The Palghar police in Maharashtra have arrested three persons for allegedly kidnapping a five-year-old boy.

The main accused, knew the boy’s parents, and hatched the plan to kidnap because he wanted money to go to Mumbai and gain entry into Bollywood. (Twitter Representative Photo)

Mukesh Sakat (20), the main accused, knew the boy’s parents, and hatched the plan to kidnap because he wanted money to gain entry into Bollywood, police said.

The kidnappers, however, panicked and abandoned the boy a few hours after taking him away.

Sakat, Mukesh Rajput (19) and Bhavesh Bhoir (19) were nabbed on the intervening night of August 24 and 25, said additional Superintendent of Police Dr Raj Tilak Roshan on Saturday. Two other accomplices of Sakat were absconding.

The boy was abducted from near his house in Nalasopara in the district on the afternoon of August 24. Kidnappers called the parents and demanded Rs 6 lakh in ransom, to be handed over at Churchgate in Mumbai.

As police launched a massive search operation in Palghar district, the accused panicked and left the sleeping boy of roadside `katta’ (platform) in Satpati area of Palghar town late at night.