Alert residents thwart 5-year-old’s kidnapping in district village, 3 held

Three persons allegedly tried to kidnap a five-year-old boy at Wadala Johal village falling under the Jandiala Guru police station here on Saturday.

They took the boy and bundled him into a car before residents got alerted and surrounded the car. On receiving information, the police reached the spot and arrested them.

Those arrested were identified as Akashdeep Singh and Gurpreet Singh, both residents of Maari Buchian village in Gurdaspur, and Sarabjit Singh of Hothian village in Amritsar. The police registered a case against them after a complaint lodged by Ajmer Singh of Wadala Johal village. The motive behind the kidnapping has yet to be ascertained.

In his complaint, Ajmer Singh told the police that Yuvraj was his elder son. He said yesterday, there was a programme to celebrate the birth anniversary of fourth Sikh guru, Guru Ram Das, at a local gurdwara, which is located just 100 metres away from the house.

He said his son was going to the gurdwara when a car arrived there. The occupants stopped the car and took the boy into it. However, nearby residents got suspicious and immediately surrounded the car and informed the family and the police.

Mukhtiar Singh, SHO, Jandiala police station, said the accused were arrested from the spot while a case was registered under Sections 137 (2), 62 and 3(5) of the BNS against them.

He said a probe was on and the motive behind the kidnapping attempt was yet to be ascertained.