The Commissionerate police on Wednesday detained five persons in connection with the abduction of a 13-year-old boy of Srirampur village under Pattamundai police limits in Kendrapara district.
According to sources, acting on a tip-off, a special squad of the Commissionerate police intercepted a vehicle and detained the persons who were on board near Vani Vihar square. later, they were taken into an unknown place for interrogation. But the whereabouts of the abducted boy is yet to be ascertained.
According to Pattamundai Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Ram Chandra Gauda, the abducted boy identified as Rajkumar Jena, son of Mahendra Jena and Puspalata Jena, was abducted on Monday evening while he was going to market for bringing some grocery items for his house.
As he did not return from the market for a long time, his parents made a frantic search for him.
later, his mother Puspalata received a telephone call on her mobile in which the abductors demanded a ransom amount of Rs 5 lakh for releasing her son. They even threatened to kill Rajkumar if the money was not paid. Notably, Rajkumar, who is a class 7th student of Pattamundai based- Saraswati Vidya Mandir, was staying with his mother in Praharajpur village in a rented house. His father was working in Dubai.
Puspalata brought the matter before the Pattamundai police and lodged an FIR on Monday night. But, though more than a day has passed, yet the police have failed either to rescue the boy or nab the abductors.
“We have registered a case and started an inquiry by detaining some persons,” said Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Ram Chandra Gauda.