12-year-old boy kidnapped and later rescued by police

A 12-year-old boy, who was kidnapped while returning home from his school, was rescued, following which four people were arrested and a minor was apprehended, police said Saturday. Those arrested were identified as Raja, Karan Yadav, Akash Chaudhary and Ravi, Senior Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Krishna said.

The accused persons allegedly kidnapped the class 7 student Friday while he was returning home from his school, the SSP said, adding that they then started making ransom calls, demanding Rs 2 crore from the boy's father, who is a businessman.

Acting on a tip-off, the police raided a house in Khoda colony and rescued the boy, he said. Two country-made pistols, four live cartridges and two knives were also seized from their possession, the SSP said.

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