Hyderabad, October 18: The 12-year-old boy Shakir, who was kidnapped for ransom from Madannapet on Friday, was traced at Owaisi Hills by the city police on Saturday. The kidnapper turned out to be a close relative of the boy.
The accused, Toufeeq Ahmed, a lorry driver residing at Madannapet hatched a plan with his three friends Sher Mohammed alias Sheru of Rajendranagar, Mohammed Omer alias Omeruddin and Mirza Omer Baig of Mylardevpally and abducted the boy.
Disclosing the details at a press conference on Saturday, city police commissioner AK Khan said the accused had demanded a ransom of Rs five lakh. “The accused wanted the money to be paid to them by 4 am today.However, we could trace their hideout before the deadline,” he said.
All the four accused were arrested and Shakir was rescued. Every thing happened in a dramatic manner as our team approached the accused clad in burqas, Khan said.
On Friday, Shakir’s father Mohammed Abed lodged a complaint that his son was kidnapped and the kidnappers threatened that Shakir would be killed if the ransom was not given to them.
Reportedly, Toufeeq told his friends that Abed, a native of Gurgaon, has property worth Rs two crore in his native place and hatched a plan hoping to make money by kidnapping his son.
“In actuality, Abed does not have any property and lives on a meagre income by working in a masjid,” he said
”Toufeeq used to visit Abed’s house frequently as he is a relative and yesterday, he quietly took away the boy,” Khan said. The boy was kept in a house at Owaisi Hills in Cyberabad. Police also seized cell phones from the accused.
–Agencies