Chhattisgarh Police on Monday arrested six persons for abducting a man and his minor son in Rajnandgaon district.
Rajnandgaon Superintendent of Police Prafull Kumar Thakur identified them as Ganesh Ram Jain and accomplices Umar Farookh, Manish Shrivastava, Anil Sahu, Bhuwan Tembhulkar and Tameshwar Sahu.
Jain and Umar Farrokh are from Durg while the remaining four hail from Rajnandgaon district.
They abducted Roop Singh and his son on Sunday evening from Durg city to recover money reportedly buried in a ground in the bordering region in Maharashtra.
The police learnt about the incident after being alerted by an eatery owner in Janakpur in the district.
The police nabbed the men near Thakurtola village while they were returning to Durg.
They told the police that they abducted the boy due to a superstition. The police seized two cars used in the crime.