Kidnapped from school, 13-year-old boy rescued in Amritsar

AMRITSAR: Few hours after being kidnapped by two unidentified bike-borne men, the 13-year-old child, Harsh Rajput, was recovered by the Amritsar police (rural) on Thursday.

The father of the child, Gulshan Rajput, 32, resident of village Jasterwal, here in the district, lodged a complaint at Bhindi Saidan police station.

In his complaint, Gulshan said, “My son was playing in his school playground on Thursday at around 2:15 pm when two unidentified bike-borne men abducted my son. Learning about the incident, I informed the police.”

Giving details, Parampal Singh, senior superintendent of police (SSP- Rural), said, “As soon as the police were informed about the incident, we installed nakas at specific areas of the village. feeling the heat, the suspects left the child near Satsang Hall and fled. The child was later recovered by the police team.”

He added, “The local police is investigating the case from various angles. A complaint has been lodged against the unidentified men, under sections 365 (kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person),511(punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment), 34 (Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the IPC.”