Two held for kidnapping 15-year-old boy for Rs 12 lakh ransom in Navi Mumbai

The police on Saturday said that two persons have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a 15-year-old boy over his father`s outstanding debts and demanding a ransom of Rs 12 lakh in Navi Mumbai, reported news agency PTI.

According to the police, the accused arrived at the victim`s house in Ghansoli on the night of May 14 and had a heated argument with his father over the Rs 4 lakh he owed one of them, reported PTI.

They allegedly beat up the boy and took him away in a car and later demanded Rs 12 lakh for his safe return, an official from the Koparkhairane police station said.

Based on the father`s complaint, a case was registered under section 140(2) (kidnapping or abducting to murder or for ransom, etc.) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against four persons, he said.

The boy was rescued within hours from the Rabale area, and two of the accused were apprehended, assistant police inspector Sunil Bodke said, reported PTI.

The police have arrested Raj Uday Bhalerao (32) and Yash Satish Garud (26) in connection with the crime, while two other accused are still at large, the official said, reported PTI.

Teen held for kidnapping, molesting 4-year-old girl in Navi Mumbai

In another case, a man has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and molesting a four-year-old girl at a housing complex in Navi Mumbai, police said on Saturday, reported PTI.

The 19-year-old accused allegedly kidnapped the child from a housing complex in the Vashi area on Thursday and was caught by residents, an official said, reported PTI.

He said the girl was playing near her house in the complex around 8 pm when the accused took her away and allegedly molested her.

Alert residents caught him and handed him over to the police, he said.

The official said a case has been registered under section 137(2) (kidnapping) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and further probe is underway.

(With inputs from PTI)

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