New Delhi, A kidnapping case, a ₹ 5,000 UPI transfer and an arrest within three hours – that is how the Delhi Police rescued a 13-year-old boy in northeast Delhi after receiving information about the incident.
During the investigation, the kidnapper contacted the woman again, insisting on receiving the ransom through UPI. Police examined the cybercafe’s CCTV footage, following which the woman identified her missing son. The accused subsequently returned to the cybercafe with the boy to collect the money in cash. Police personnel, with the assistance of the cafe owner, apprehended him and safely rescued the child. During interrogation, Akash disclosed that he worked as a delivery helper in Sadar Bazar and knew the victim through his cousin.
A man identified as Akash had allegedly kidnapped a boy, demanding ₹ 40,000 ransom. He was caught within three hours of receiving information while he was collecting the ransom, after the the ₹ 5,000 transfer, at a cybercafe in Karawal Nagar, a police officer said on Sunday. The incident came to light on October 30 when a woman approached the Jyoti Nagar police station in Shahdara, saying her son had gone out to buy some items but did not return, police said on Sunday. He shared a barcode, following which police transferred ₹ 5,000 through the account of a police personnel to track the transaction.
He had lured the boy onto his scooter before making the ransom call to his mother, police said. Police said the accused has no previous criminal involvement, adding that the rescued child was reunited with his family.
