12 days after kidnap, 5-year-old Odisha boy rescued from Hyderabad

A five-year-old boy, who went missing from a weekly market in Nuapada district on September 29, was rescued from Hyderabad on Friday. 

As per reports, Arjun Bemal, a resident of Lohandpali village under Komna Police Limits, along with his five-year-old son had gone to Lathore market. From there, his son mysteriously disappeared. Bemal and his family searched at every possible place but failed. Finally, they lodged a missing person report at Komna police station and took the matter up with the Nuapada district Collector and the SP. 

Taking the incident seriously, the police formed a special team and tracked the mobile phones of the suspects. They traced the suspects to Telangana and rescued the boy. 

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The police arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in abducting the child. During the interrogation, the accused said the motive behind the abduction was to engage him in begging. 

 “Padmini Majhi and Duryodhan Bariha had kidnapped the boy. We traced them to a place near the Ramoji Film City. Then our team rescued the boy and arrested the duo,” said Indramani Behera, Additional SP, Nuapada.