Police searching body of kidnapped boy

Kolar Gold Fields, Karnataka, July 22 (UNI) Police is searching the body of a seven-year-old boy, who was kidnapped on July 20 from Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh and allegedly fell into a 3,000 ft deep sink near an abandoned mine in Marikuppam police limits near here today.

Police said the boy Ajith, second standard student of a Government School, was kidnapped while he was returning home, by four people for ransom money. They brought the boy to KGF and were about to contact his parents for ransom, the boy fell into a 3,000 ft deep sink.

Though it was an abandoned sink but due to heavy rain, it was overflowing when the boy fell into it, police added.

On receiving complaint from Narayanappa on July 20, Kuppam police arrested a neighbour Nurulla, who on questioning confessed to have kidnapped Ajith with the help of three of his friends.

Police had arrested Dinesh and Ramakanth while search for Imran who was absconding, is still on.

Search was also continuing to recover the body.

Police said that three months back unidentified culprits had kidnapped Narayanappa and released him after Rs one lakh ransom was paid.

UNI