Faridabad:
In another shocking case of teenage crime, a 16-year-old student in Faridabad kidnapped his own 4-year-old cousin to demand a ransom.
A Class 11 student, he was worried, not just about getting into IIT, but also, how to afford his education there. He was studying hard, taking tuition classes to take the IIT entrance exam next year.
Since his own family could not afford IIT, as his father is a farmer, the teenager kidnapped his 4-year-old cousin, whose father is a wealthy property broker in Faridabad.
"My friends suggested that I kidnap my cousin. I needed Rs 4-5 lakh to fund my IIT education. They said I could get the money I needed this way,", said Rakesh, accused.
On 4th January, the teenager collected his young cousin and then disappeared. Two days later, the missing child's father got a call demanding 5 lakhs as ransom.
The voice at the other end was not hard to recognize, it was his own nephew, who was eventually tracked down in Haryana by the police. Thankfully, the kidnapped four year old was safe.
",We got a call to pick my child from the police station. We then received a call to bring the ransom money along with us,", said Bhagwan Dubey, Father of kidnapped child.
",Rakesh joined school this year. He is gentle but very intelligent,", said V K Saxena, Rakesh's teacher.
A juvenile court will now decide what happens next. The teenager has been charged of kidnapping.
A Class 11 student, he was worried, not just about getting into IIT, but also, how to afford his education there. He was studying hard, taking tuition classes to take the IIT entrance exam next year.
Since his own family could not afford IIT, as his father is a farmer, the teenager kidnapped his 4-year-old cousin, whose father is a wealthy property broker in Faridabad.
"My friends suggested that I kidnap my cousin. I needed Rs 4-5 lakh to fund my IIT education. They said I could get the money I needed this way,", said Rakesh, accused.
On 4th January, the teenager collected his young cousin and then disappeared. Two days later, the missing child's father got a call demanding 5 lakhs as ransom.
The voice at the other end was not hard to recognize, it was his own nephew, who was eventually tracked down in Haryana by the police. Thankfully, the kidnapped four year old was safe.
",We got a call to pick my child from the police station. We then received a call to bring the ransom money along with us,", said Bhagwan Dubey, Father of kidnapped child.
",Rakesh joined school this year. He is gentle but very intelligent,", said V K Saxena, Rakesh's teacher.
A juvenile court will now decide what happens next. The teenager has been charged of kidnapping.
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