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Brown Sugar Ransom: Teen Kidnapped, Rescued
3 Jul
Summary
- Four arrested for kidnapping a teen demanding ransom for brown sugar.
- The 17-year-old victim was intercepted while going to a restaurant.
- Police rescued the unharmed boy and arrested the four kidnappers.
In Bhubaneswar, Saheed Nagar police apprehended four individuals on Friday for the abduction of a 17-year-old boy. The group had demanded a ransom of Rs 20,000 from the victim's family, intending to use the money to purchase brown sugar. The boy was safely rescued unharmed during a police operation in the early hours of Friday.
The accused, identified as Manash Singh, Mitu Nayak, Manash Ranjan Swain, and Rajesh Sahu, all from the Patharbandha slum, were known to the victim. They allegedly intercepted the teenager on Thursday afternoon as he was heading to a restaurant. Initially, they demanded he buy brown sugar for them and snatched Rs 1,800 when he refused. Subsequently, they abducted him and forced him into an autorickshaw.
Authorities reported that the victim was assaulted and compelled to contact his elder sister, pleading for the ransom money. Threats were also made against the sister if the payment was not made. Acting swiftly on her complaint, police initiated a tracking operation, leading to the successful rescue of the boy and the immediate arrest of the four perpetrators.
Investigations revealed that two of the arrested men had previous encounters with the law, having been arrested in separate drug-peddling cases. This background highlights a potential pattern of criminal activity among the apprehended individuals.
