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Kidnapped Delhi schoolboy rescued after shootout

New Delhi: This was like a scene straight out of a Bollywood movie.
Twelve days after a five-year-old boy was kidnapped from his school bus, Delhi Police's crime branch rescued the child after a fierce gunbattle with kidnappers at around 1 am on Tuesday in Ghaziabad. One of the criminals was shot dead while two others were injured in the shootout, sources have confirmed.
A cop was shot at as well but was saved by his bulletproof jacket.
The kidnappers had shot at the school van driver while fleeing with the child amidst heavy security on January 25.
Police said that the first ransom call came at about midnight at 12:30 am on January 28. The kidnapper spoke with the family and demanded for Rs 60 lakh as ransom money for the safe release of the boy. To prove their authenticity the kidnappers also sent a video of the child to the family on WhatsApp.
Crime branch while investigating got leads that the kidnappers were holed up in Shalimar City, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad along with the kidnapped child.
A crime branch team in plain clothes was deployed around the apartment and the movements of the suspects were monitored for days. The cops were patient enough not to touch the kidnappers till the child's safety was ensured. The cops zeroed in on suspect Nitin and followed him for 25 kilometres till he was picked up by the crime team near Seemapuri on 5 Feb. More reports on P4
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