Kidnappers in Meerut killed a Standard 10 student they had abducted demanding a ransom of ₹50 lakh when they were confronted by his parents and relatives to release him on Monday night. The incident happened in the jungle of Nanglasahu village of the Bhawanpur police station limits in Meerut.
Shiva, a resident of Navipur village, was a student of Saraswati Inter College in Parikshitgarh in Meerut, who was returning from his school when he was kidnapped.
“Shiva left for school in the morning but did not return till 5 p.m. so his elder sister Shikha called on his number. An unknown person received the call and informed us that he has been kidnapped, demanding a ransom of ₹50 lakh. He also warned us about consequences of informing the police,” Shiva’s uncle Nepal Singh told The Hindu .
After the news broke, residents from Shiva’s village, including his relatives, started searching for him in the nearby jungles and farmlands. They identified a stretch of cane farm which was identified by several eyewitnesses as possible hiding place for the kidnappers. While combing the area, they heard the noise of some people.
“But before the mob could corner the kidnappers, they killed Shiva. They shot him dead and ran away,” Shiva’s father Ranveer Singh said.
“We found Shiva in the sugarcane field with bullet wound in the chest. We took him to the nearby hospital but he was declared brought dead,” Ranveer said. Police were the last to reach the spot, Mr. Nepal Singh added.
After Shiva’s murder, angry villagers blocked the highway and protested against the “carelessness of the police.”
Soon after the murder Meerut Senior Superintendent of Police Manzil Saini reached the spot on Monday night with police force of several nearby police station.
“The police has initiated the probe and has questioned several eye witnesses. The police has formed several teams to nab the accused. We will ensure that the culprits are arrested very soon,” Ms. Saini said.
(EOM)
