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Bengaluru: Kidnapped boy set free after police shoots abductors

Acting on a complaint from the boy's father, police launched a manhunt and tracked one of the gang members

Bengaluru: A five-year-old boy, allegedly abducted for a ransom, was rescued by police who shot at and injured the kidnapper following a hot chase, police said today. The boy, Chandan was rescued two days after a four-member gang led by a notorious criminal kidnapped him here and demanded a ransom of Rs 35 lakh, they said. All the four including Divya Teja, who was injured in shooting were arrested. Acting on a complaint from the boy's father, police launched a manhunt and tracked one of the gang members, who revealed that mastermind Divyateja was driving with the child in his car towards Kengeri. Immediately, police chased down the vehicle at a secluded place and intercepted it. Police said, in order to escape, Divyateja pulled out a machete and tried to attack them. "In self-defense, we opened two rounds of fire. One of the bullets hit his right leg and he collapsed on the ground," the police said in a press release. ALSO READ: Farmer's funeral pyre will destroy you, Sena warns BJP The accused was then shifted to Victoria Hospital, where he is undergoing treatment. Bengaluru, Jan 30, a five-year-old boy, allegedly abducted for a ransom, was rescued by police who shot at and injured the kidnapper following a hot chase, police said on Tuesday. The boy, Chandan was rescued two days after a four-member gang led by a notorious criminal kidnapped him here and demanded a ransom of Rs 35 lakh, they said. All the four including Divya Teja, who was injured in shooting were arrested. Acting on a complaint from the boy's father, police launched a manhunt and tracked one of the gang members, who revealed that mastermind Divyateja was driving with the child in his car towards Kengeri. Immediately, police chased down the vehicle at a secluded place and intercepted it. Police said, in order to escape, Divyateja pulled out a machete and tried to attack them. "In self-defense, we opened two rounds of fire.. One of the bullets hit his right leg and he collapsed on the ground," the police said in a press release. The accused was then shifted to Victoria Hospital, where he is undergoing treatment.
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