Search still on for the two children who went missing 6 months back

Shillong, Feb 12 (UNI) Meghalaya police are unable to find the whereabouts of two school children, who went missing six months back, in the state.

''We are not sitting tight and our men are still working round the clock to trace these two children,'' Shillong Superintendent of Police H Kharkrang told UNI here today.

On August 2, last year, four-year-old Sachit Goel and his cousin Harsha Goel, were kidnapped against a ransom of Rs 10 lakh for their safe return.

At least, 15 people have so far been arrested, including one Rudal Shah alias Amar Behari, the main abductor. Police seized a ransom note from Shah's possession.

Mr Kharkrang said the state police had even sent its investigators to Nepal and other states in the country to trace the two school children.

''We have arrested some of them from Manipur and our main aim is to rescue the children,'' he said.

However, when asked whether the children are still alive, Mr Kharkrang refused to state anything, adding that operations are on to rescue the two children.

On the other end, the family members are prepared to reward anyone who can inform them about the whereabouts of the two children. The kidnappers have, however, not contacted the children's family members yet.

''We are ready to pay even to kidnappers, as we want our dear ones to be with us,'' said Vijay Goel, father of Sachit Goel.

The Border Security Forces had even sought the help of the Bangladesh Rifles to trace the two children in that Country.

UNI