Boy rescued, six who demanded bitcoin as ransom held from Karnataka s Dakshina Kannada ANI | Updated: Dec 20, 2020 13:51 IST
Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) [India], December 20 (ANI): In a shocking incident, an eight-year-old boy was kidnapped from Ujire area of Dakshina Kannada and the abductors allegedly demanded ransom in Bitcoin. The minor was later rescued from Kolar on Saturday and six accused persons have been arrested in connection to the case. The child was kidnapped when he had gone for a walk with his grandfather on December 17. A case was registered, said Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police (SP), BM Laxmiprasad. The father of the child is a local businessman his grandfather is a retired serviceman. The child was rescued from Kolar district on December 19 and six accused were arrested. The main accused is on run, he added.
Kidnappers who demanded ransom in bitcoins held, 8-year-old boy rescued
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Dakshina: In a shocking incident, an eight-year-old boy was kidnapped from Ujire area of Dakshina Kannada and the abductors allegedly demanded ransom in Bitcoin. The minor was later rescued from Kolar on Saturday and six accused persons have been arrested in connection to the case.
“The child was kidnapped when he had gone for a walk with his grandfather on December 17. A case was registered,” said Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police (SP), BM Laxmiprasad.
“The father of the child is a local businessman his grandfather is a retired serviceman. The child was rescued from Kolar district on December 19 and six accused were arrested. The main accused is on run,” he added.
Boy kidnapped from Ujire found in Kolar, six held
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The alleged kidnapping case of an eight-year-old boy from Ujire in Dakshina Kannada on Thursday was solved within 48 hours with the district police arresting six persons and rescuing the boy in Kolar early on Saturday.
Addressing presspersons here on Saturday, Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police B.M. Laxmi Prasad said that the grandson of a retired Indian Navy employee, A.K. Shivan, was kidnapped in Ujire, at about 6.36 p.m. on Thursday.
Four persons in a car kidnapped the boy while he was walking with Mr. Shivan near their house on Car Street.