Youth arrested

Morena, MP, Jan 22 (UNI) A youth, who planned to earn a lot of money by abducting rich people and handing them over to dacoit Jagjivan Parihar gang, has been arrested, police said today.

Superintendent of Police Hari Singh Yadav said Morena-resident Neeraj Tomar alias Bunty, a first year science student at a college in Uttar Pradesh, has been arrested. Bunty and his two friends Dhirendra Sikarwar and Devandra had met dacoit chieftain Jagjivan Parihar and offered him to abduct rich people and hand them over to him. In return, Parihar promised him half the amount for ransom.

Later, Bunty and his friends hatched up a plan to abduct a school director's son, a businessman and another person. On January 11, when the trio had gone to meet Parihar, an encounter between police and the gang took place.

During the encounter, dacoit Ramnath Sikarwar was killed, while Devandra was arrested.

Based on Devandra's confession, police arrested Bunty. During interrogation, Bunty revealed that Parihar has a beard and keeps one A K 47 rifle with him.

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