Juvenile among four held for kidnapping class IX student

The victim was kidnapped by the juvenile along with Rohit, who were known to the victim very well, and later taken to the rear of CII building, where masterminds Raj Kumar and Satish were waiting. Police said Rohit made the ransom calls on the phone of the victim’s father, Parmod Kumar, who was at his meat shop at Attawa, around 7.45 pm.

Sub-Inspector Rohit Kumar said, “Parmod had ignored the first ransom call but when he checked the whereabouts of his son, who was not at house, he became suspicious. When Parmod again received the ransom call, he decided to approach the local police.”

Sources said as the kidnapper again made a call from the phone number 9501640770 on the mobile phone of the victim’s father, the kidnapper’s phone number was put on surveillance and its location was traced to CII building in Sector 31.

The phone number was found registered in the name of Rohit. A team comprising five police personnel was constituted and the kidnappers were conveyed that family members of the victim were ready to deliver the ransom money. The kidnappers told Parmod to arrive behind the CII building along with the cash at 10 pm.

Insepctor Jaswinder Kaur, SHO of Sector 31 police station, said, “By that time, two of the kidnappers were identified. We sent the victim’s father to the place told by the accused. As the father went there, he found the accused with his son. Our team members rushed in and caught the accused on the spot.”

Sources said the kidnapping plan was hatched around a month ago. As part of this plan, the juvenile developed close friendship with the victim. A case was registered at the Sector 31 police station.