IE Briefs

Kidnapped boy rescued,9 held

Lucknow/Firozabad: A team of STF and local police rescued a five-year-old boy,who was kidnapped 17 days ago,and arrested nine persons including two women from Jai Nagar area. Ishan,son of trade tax officer Sunil Kumar Singh,was kidnapped by the group which demanded a ransom of Rs 50 lakh from Singh,said Special DG (Law and Order) Brijlal. The boy was rescued on Thursday night with the arrest of five persons,while the rest were apprehended today by the Special Task Force (STF),he said. Those arrested have been identified as Radhey Shyam,Shyam Sunder,Rajesh,Ram Singh,Mukesh,Dharmendra,Beena Devi,Sunita and Nand Kishore,the officer said.

Transporter shot dead in his office

LUCKNOW: Transporter Satendra Singh,33,was shot dead by unidentified assailants at his office in Madiaon area of Lucknow on Friday evening. The office-Satyam Shivam Transport-is in Khadra locality.

“Satendra succumbed to a bullet injury in his chest. We have come to know the motive behind the murder was a money dispute. The cashier was also sitting with Satendra in the office when the incident took place. We are taking details of the incident from him,” said Circle Officer,Aliganj,Sureshrao A Kulkarni. A native of Barabanki,Surendra was a resident of Indrapuri colony.

Two IPS officers transferred

Lucknow: In a minor reshuffle in the police department,state government on Friday transferred two IPS officers. Inspector General (IG) Moradabad zone Javed Akhtar and IG Bareilly zone BP Singh have swapped places after the transfer,said officials.