This Article is From Mar 23, 2012

Classmates kidnap, murder 19-year-old in Delhi

New Delhi: There is shock and outrage in West Delhi's Dwarka area over the killing of a 19-year-old schoolboy after he was kidnapped for ransom by his classmates.

Ashish, a Class XII student in a Dwarka public school, was lured on pretext of a birthday celebration among friends, and his soft drink was laced with a sedative. The kidnappers then called Ashish's parents for ransom.

Meanwhile, Ashish fell unconscious and the kidnappers got nervous and killed him. The parents alerted the police who traced the call and arrested the kidnappers.

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