Police arrest six, including three minors, for kidnapping Dombivli builder’s 7-year-old son; child rescued within three hours | File Photo
Thane: In connection with the kidnapping of a builder’s son in Dombivli on Friday morning, a ransom of Rs 2 crore was demanded. Four individuals, including two minors, were apprehended, and the police have now apprehended two more individuals, including one minor on late night.
The police stated that three accused have been identified as Viren Patil, Sanket Madhavi, and Vijay Devdekar, while there are three minors involved.
The victim, identified as Kewalya Bhoir (7), resides with his father, Mahesh Bhoir, a builder by profession, and his mother in Anantam Regency Township, Dombivli. The arrested accused have been identified as Viren Patil, an auto-rickshaw driver, and his friend Sanket, and Vijay while three minors were also involved in the crime.
According to the police, Kewalya left home for school at 7:30 AM in Viren Patil’s auto-rickshaw as usual. However, Bhoir later received a distressing phone call from driver Patil, claiming that he and his son had been kidnapped.
Shortly after, another caller, identifying himself as the kidnapper, demanded a ransom of ₹2 crore and threatened to kill the boy if the amount was not paid. Panicked, Bhoir rushed to the Manpada Police Station and reported the kidnapping.
The Manpada Police immediately formed seven teams to investigate the case, with three teams specifically assigned to track down the suspects using intelligence inputs. During the probe, officers became suspicious of Viren Patil, the auto-rickshaw driver. Using technical surveillance, they traced his location to Shahapur village in Thane district.
DCP Atul Zende (Kalyan) stated: “The Manpada Police Station received a kidnapping complaint at 9:30 AM on Friday. We formed seven teams for the investigation. The preliminary probe revealed that an auto-rickshaw driver was involved. By 12:30 PM, with the help of the Shahapur police, we traced the suspects, safely rescued the boy, and apprehended the kidnappers.”
Police rescue builder’s son in swift 3-hour operation | File Photo
The police said, following the successful rescue, the child was safely handed over to his parents.
According to the police, three of the accused were produced in court and remanded into police custody for further investigation, while the three minors were presented before the juvenile justice board and sent to the corrections room. It is notable that within three hours, the police successfully rescued the boy, apprehended kidnappers.
Shivraj Phadol, Assistant Police Inspector from Manpada Police Station, said, “During the preliminary investigation, it was revealed that the kidnappers had a good knowledge of the builder who recently sold his land and received money. Therefore, they hatched a plan to kidnap his son and demand ransom.”
