India News | Student Rescued, Three Suspected Kidnappers Detained

Gurugram, Feb 22 (PTI) Gurugram police rescued a Class 11 student who was allegedly kidnapped when he was returning from school. Three suspects have been detained.

A complaint was filed by the boy's father after he did not return home from school by 6 pm on Tuesday. The father claimed that a classmate told him that some people came in a car and kidnapped his son.

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The father said he received three calls on his mobile phone where the caller demanded a ransom of Rs 2 lakh and gave him a location in Bhondsi area.

A police team conducted a raid at the location and rescued the student after detaining three suspects.

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An FIR was registered under sections 365 (kidnap), 384 (extortion) and 34 (common intention) of the IPC at the Sector 40 police station.

“The student was handed over to his family safely and we are questioning the suspects to verify the facts," said Virender Vij, Deputy Commissioner of Police (East).

A senior police officer said that the matter seems to be of "some enmity". PTI

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