Cop’s minor son gives kidnappers a slip
   Date :25-Oct-2020

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Staff Reporter :
 
TWELVE-YEAR-OLD son of a Naik Police Constable (NPC), who was allegedly kidnapped by a gang of criminals from Police Line Takli for ransom, escaped from the clutches of the kidnappers and returned home safely on Friday. Sarthak, son of NPC Kamlesh Jawdikar, a resident of Quarter No. 280/2A/301, Police Line, Takli, was allegedly kidnapped by three-four goons when he was playing in front of the gate of police quarters on Friday.
 
The kidnappers made two phone calls to his father NPC Jawdikar, attached to Wadi Police Station, demanding Rs 10 lakh cash from Sarthak’s safe release. According to the complaint lodged by Sarthak’s mother Pallavi (31), her son was playing near the gate of police quarters. Around 1.30 pm, three-four goons came in a Maruti van. On the pretext of asking an address, they pulled Sarthak inside the van and took him away. They then made phone calls to her husband NPC Jawdikar and demanded Rs 10 lakh cash for releasing Sarthak. They threatened to kill the boy if he failed to fulfill the demand.
 
Soon after receiving the complaint, cops swung into action and launched a search for the boy. On the basis of the information given by the boy’s mother, Gittikhadan Police registered a case under Sections 363, 384, 507 of the Indian Penal Code against the unidentified kidnappers. Preliminary investigations revealed that the kidnappers had made two calls -- one from Butibori area and the other from Wardha Road -- to Sarthak’s father for ransom.
 
Around 6.30 pm, the kidnappers returned from Butibori and stopped the van near Ganeshpeth Bus Terminus to get some snacks packed from a nearby restaurant. Grabbing the opportunity, Sarthak distracted their attention and escaped from the van. He then went to his maternal aunt’s house. After he narrated the incident to his aunt, the latter informed his parents that he was safe. Police are now trying to trace the kidnappers.