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Indore Police Rescue Two Boys, Arrest Four in Ransom Kidnapping

Police say the group sought quick money with no prior record.

Overview

  • Police rescued the children hours after Thursday's abduction in Geeta Nagar by tracking leads to a Rajendra Nagar apartment about 15 km away.
  • The suspects gained the boys’ trust over days by showing pet photos and promising to give them animals.
  • The families received WhatsApp demands for ₹15 lakh along with a threat to kill the children by 11 pm if the money was not paid.
  • Officers arrested Vineet Prajapati, Radhika Prajapati, Lalit Sen and Tanisha Sen, identifying one pair as siblings and the other as a married couple.
  • Police said the boys were unharmed, the accused had no prior record, and investigators are now reviewing CCTV and messages while questioning the quartet.