A court here has held a man guilty of killing a 10-year-old boy after kidnapping him from a residential complex and taking a ransom of ₹33 lakh in north Delhi in 2007.
According to the prosecution, the accused had initially demanded ₹1.5 crore ransom.
However, finally, it was settled at ₹33 lakh. The police had recovered the ransom money from him.
Feared identification
The man had killed the boy after receiving the money as he feared the victim would identify him as both their families were known to each other.
Additional Sessions Judge Jitendra Kumar Mishra said: “The prosecution has successfully proved in the light of the testimony of the witnesses that both families were at visiting terms and the victim, Vipul Kansal, was known to the accused. After the kidnapping, the accused killed the child so that his identification is not revealed,” the Judge said. “Prosecution has also been able to prove the charge under 364A (kidnapping of a minor) Indian Penal Code framed against accused,” the Judge added.