Juvenile held for kidnapping minor in Hyd

In a recent development, Hyderabad police arrested a 17-year-old boy for kidnapping a 7-year-old kid in Meerpet; while he was receiving a huge ransom amount from minor's parents.

Hyderabad (Telangana):A juvenile has been arrested here for allegedly kidnapping a seven-year-old boy and demanding ransom, police said on Monday.

Rachakonda Commissioner Mahesh Bhagwat told reporters that the police were able to crack the case in just three hours on Sunday and nabbed the 17-year-old teenager, when he was taking the ransom amount.

The class ten student allegedly kidnapped the boy when he was playing near a swimming pool at Meerpet.

He invited the kid for playing games and took him to a temple and called his father demanding Rs 3 lakh for his release, Bhagwat said.

The father agreed to pay Rs 1.5 lakh-- Rs 25,000 in cash and rest by cheque-- police said, adding that the juvenile was nabbed while he was receiving the money.

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