Kidnapped boy rescued from Sheikhpura, Bihar

A seven-year-old, son of a Delhi-based trader, who was kidnapped from New Delhi on September 14 was on Saturday rescued and his abductor arrested from Sheikhpura district of Bihar, police said.

Acting on a tip off provided by Delhi Police, the local police team today rescued Priyanshu Raj from Dewle village within the limits of Sheikhpura police station, SP R K Bhil said.

Raj is the son of trader Mukesh Kumar, a resident Mundka in the national capital.

The kidnapper identified as Pintu Kumar has been arrested, Bhil said.

After kidnapping the minor, the accused, known to the trader, had taken him to Dewle village where the boy was kept at the residence of Kumar’s relative, the SP said.