Adobe CEOs son testifies in kidnapping case

Nearly five years after Anant Gupta was kidnapped,the Noida police recorded his statement on Wednesday.

Written by Express News Service
Noida | June 17, 2011 03:30 AM IST

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Nearly five years after Anant Gupta was kidnapped,the Noida police recorded his statement on Wednesday. Coming to the court for the first time,the seven-year-old son of Adobe CEO Naresh Gupta identified the accused and provided a lucid description of what had happened on the day of the alleged kidnapping.

The testimony began at 12.45 in the afternoon and continued till 2 pm. It was recorded in front of Special Judge Deepak Kumar while the accused Chattrapal,Santosh Devi,Sunil and Ramdayal stood trial. Police said Anant did not hesitate to divulge details of the incident,and recalled everything. According to the boy,Chattrapal and Pawan had abducted him on a motorcycle. They even gave him chocolates and sweets to eat when he started crying halfway through the ride. Later,he was dropped off at a womans place,where he was given milk to drink and asked not to speak to anybody.