After an encounter with the miscreants who had abducted 8-year-old Kushagra a few days ago and demanded ransom, the police on Friday rescued the boy and arrested two kidnappers. They also recovered Rs 20.05 lakh of the Rs 25 lakh ransom amount.
The injured kidnappers are in the district hospital at present. On Friday, they miscreants had fled with the money but the police chased them and a gunbattle ensued near Chandpur. In the firing, Raj Bhadur and Ashok were arrested and the police recovered Rs 20.05 lakh from them while the mastermind of kidnapping Sooraj Jatav, his father Jagdish Jatav and wife Nirmala Ahirwar managed to escape with Rs 4.95 lakh of ransom amount.
The police found two revolvers, 7 cartridges and 3 dead cartridges from the spot. The police also recovered a white colored Maruti Car which was used in kidnapping of Kushagra. The police registered the case against the accused in Dabra police station under attempt to murder and Anti-dacoity Act. SP Gwalior Santosh Kumar Singh said that release of Kushagra Safely was a major task. The police achieved it after working hard for eight days. The police parties have been sent in search of the mastermind who would be soon arrested.