PATNA: A Gopalganj boy was recovered from Siwan district within five hours of his kidnapping on Monday. Five suspects, including a mukhiya identified as Umesh Shahi, have been detained for interrogation.
Class X student Amit Kumar (15), the grandson of homeopathic practitioner Dr Bachneshwar, was kidnapped in a luxury car around 6.30am from Mirganj police station area when he was on way to his coaching institute on his two-wheeler. Amit’s two-wheeler was found abandoned on NH-531 near Matihani. Though the police denied any ransom call to Amit’s family, sources said Rs10 lakh was demanded for his safe release.
Gopalganj SP Anand Kumar said the SIT, formed under DSP Naresh Kumar immediately after Amit’s father Manoj Kumar of Manikpur lodged a kidnapping case with Mirganj police station, traced the route and rescued the boy from Goriakothi in neighbouring Siwan when the kidnappers were planning to shift the captive to Uttar Pradesh.
However, sources said the kidnappers released Amit under police pressure.