The neighbour of a four-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a child rescued from Ambala, police sources said on Wednesday.Ajay was abducted from near his house at Kishangarh while he was playing with other children on January 25. The accused, Suresh Kumar, has been arrested.
Police said the arrested accused had a financial crisis due to his unemployment, following which his paramour also left him and went to her native place at Uttar Pradesh. The accused was in a search of quick money, hence, he decided to abduct the child and demand ransom.
The incident came to light on late when the victim’s mother informed local police about the incident. local residents told to police that the child was last seen with his neighbour, Suresh, a native of UP.
“During the course of investigations, police sent teams to railway stations of Chandigarh and Ambala, assuming that the accused would take a train, and he was arrested from Ambala railway station”, said Parminder Singh, ASP, Chandigarh police.