A nine-year-old boy was kidnapped by a local tailor in Maharashtra's Thane before being killed on Sunday evening. Reportedly, the boy was abducted right after he finished his evening prayerꦍs at the local mosque and stepped out of the building. In a bone-chilling revelation, police uncovered the dead body of Ibad, the boy, stuffed in a sack concealed behind the tailor's house.
As per🍷 reports, the gruesome incident took pla♑ce in Thane's Goregaon village.
All about the 9 year old boy kidnapped case
Aft🃏er a prelim﷽inary investigation, police identified the prime accused as Salman Maulvi, the tailor, who wanted money to build a new house. Maulvi thus hatched a plan to kidnap Ibad, the nine-year-old boy, to extort a hefty amount of rupees twenty-three lakhs as ransom.
On Sunday, Ibad's family starꦚted a frantic search as he did not return home after even🎀ing prayers. Their apprehensions were confirmed upon receiving the ransom call demanding the money for Ibad's safe return.
Police investigation underway
Police on Sunday launched an extensive search operation where they chased after each and every lead. The villagers ꦯalso volunteered to find the missing boy.
However, in a bid to evade capture, the kidnapper kept changing his SIM cards in his mobile phone before ꦗthe police tracked the location of♐ Salman's residence.
According to Thane Superintendent of Police (SP) Dr DS Swami, "Afte🎉r the kidnap, there was a ransom call made. The accused is in our custody. Investigation is being done behind the motive🅘 for murdering the child."
Besideꦉs Salman, police also arrested his brother Safuan Maulvi in connection with the brutal incident.
Police said an FIR has been regis🍬te𝓀red and further investigations are underway.
