Four persons, including two National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) aspirants were arrested by the police on Monday for allegedly kidnapping a minor-Aditya Shukla alias Nandu (9), son of Manjit Shukla–from Nazirabad area of Kanpur and demanding ransom of Rs 5 crore from his parents.
The kidnappers, later fearing trouble, had reportedly dumped the child in a UPSRTC bus in Fatehpur and fled.
Police later registered an FIR under sections 364 (A), 504, 506 of IPC and launched an investigation in this regard.
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The arrested persons have been identified as Ravi Verma, Shivjeet Yadav alias Vicky, Akhilesh Yadav, all natives of Pratapgarh and Mohit Gupta, resident of Kalyanpur area of the city.