RAF constable transferred closer home, Jamshedpur

‘‘I will leave on Wednesday. I am not sure what I can do for my son, but at least I will meet officials in person and try to assist them in their investigation. I must know where my son is,’’ Kumar said.

Director General of CRPF J.K. Sinha had earlier inquired about Kumar’s plight and instructed Commandant G.S. Kaul of RAF’s Bn 100 to speed up Kumar’s transfer to a base closer to his home.

‘‘We had written to Bn 36 in Gaya and Bn 101 in Kanpur to send us someone in exchange for Arun Kumar. His transfer order is being issued and he will be off to his new posting by Wednesday,’’ said Kaul.

Kumar said he’d received a Rs 25,000 loan from some of his seniors to aid him in the search for his son. He also said that he would now seek help from the administration. ‘‘If I come to know where my son is kept, I will request for a special team to be formed for rescuing him,’’ he said.

Bihar police officials, who had arrested three of the abductors—Virendra Mahato, Firan Alam and Ramvilas Mahato— have said those who have abducted Kumar’s son were wanted for several crimes against them.

However, police said that four others from the gang, including two masterminds of the kidnapping, are still absconding. An Independent MLA from Nawada, Kaushal Yadav, has also been named as a suspect in the case.