The district police on Tuesday arrested a 24-year-old youth and rescued the abducted three-year-old boy. The arrested youth was identified as Deepak Kumar Mishra, a resident of Burmamines. He abducted Adityapur Kumar Jha, son of Sanjay Kumar Jha, a resident of long Tom Bustee, an urban slum in Burmamines.
Senior Superintendent of Police Amol V Homkar said that the boy was playing in front of his house on Monday afternoon when the youth kidnapped him. “He called Sanjay and demanded ransome for the release of his son", Said Homkar.
The Senior Superintendent of Police said the team put caller's cell-phone number on surveilence with the district police cyber crime cell to trace location of the caller. A special team comprised of five police officials and sent it toward Dhanbad as the call was made from a location in Dhanbad, suggesting that the kidnapper had boarded a bus bound to Bhagalpur.
According to the senior police officer, during the search operation, the police found a three-year-old child in possession of a 24-year-old youth who was later identified as Deepak Kumar Mishra, also a resident of long Tom Bustee, Burmamines.
The police have also recovered a cell-phone having double SIM card from the possession of the accused. Sanjay while talking to the newsmen said that Deepak was his neighbour and since the past few days he had shown special love toward his son and would often bring chocolate for him.
"We are happy that our son is with us now. We never knew that the youth, who stays at our neighbourhood, was offering chocolate to my son, kidnapped my son," Sanjay said.