Cousin, four others held for teenager s kidnapping, murder
Thursday - May 31, 2018 10:42 pm ,
Category : INDIA
New Delhi May 31 (IANS) Five persons have been arrested on charge of kidnapping a 17-year-old cousin of one of them for a ransom of Rs one crore and killing him police said on Thursday.
The accused -- including the teenager s cousin Pankaj -- told police that they had thrown the victim in Muradnagar canal after giving him an intoxicating drink shortly after his kidnapping on May 29.
The teenager s father a resident of Nand Nagri complained to police on May 29 that he had received a ransom call after his son failed to return home from a nearby park said Deputy Commissioner of Police (North East) Atul Kumar Thakur.
Police identified the five kidnappers during investigation and arrested them.
"Efforts are on to trace the boy s body " the police officer said.
--IANS mg/tsb
The accused -- including the teenager s cousin Pankaj -- told police that they had thrown the victim in Muradnagar canal after giving him an intoxicating drink shortly after his kidnapping on May 29.
The teenager s father a resident of Nand Nagri complained to police on May 29 that he had received a ransom call after his son failed to return home from a nearby park said Deputy Commissioner of Police (North East) Atul Kumar Thakur.
Police identified the five kidnappers during investigation and arrested them.
"Efforts are on to trace the boy s body " the police officer said.
--IANS mg/tsb
