Delhi police foils kidnapping attempt, rescues 5-year-old from Ghaziabad
New Delhi : A five-year-old boy, who was abducted from his school bus on January 25, has been rescued from Ghaziabad after a brief firing between Delhi Police officials and the kidnappers.
The boy was abducted from the national capital desite heavy security arrangements for Republic Day celebrations, ASEAN summit and Padmaavat protest.
According to a media report, one kidnapper has been shot dead during the encounter, while another terrorist has been injured in the rescue operation.
Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Alok Kumar was quoted by the Indian Express as saying that the minor was rescued following a lead provided by one of the persons relaying information to the kidnappers. However, he refused to share any more details of the case.
The Rescue Operation details:
Missing boy's father received a ransom call of Rs 70 lakhs from the kidnappers. After which the Delhi Police commissioner immediately transferred the case from the Shahdara district to the crime branch.
A Crime Branch team of Delhi Police rescued a child from Ghaziabad last night where he was kidnapped & held captive. 1 arrested, another injured & a 3rd kidnapper killed after they opened fire on police & they retaliated. Child handed over to his parents. Investigation underway.
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 6, 2018
"The police started scanning all the CCTV footage and established that the kidnappers before executing the incident had conducted a recce," police sources said.
The kidnappers, identified as Nitin and Ravi, were captured on CCTV for several times. Later, with the help of technical surveillance, the police started tracking their location and traced them.
The kidnappers were asked to collect the money from a location, where cops nabbed them and took the location of a flat which they used to keep the minor.
