Police recover abducted Myanmarese boy on Interpol notice

Jammu, Feb 10 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir police todayrecovered a Myanmarese boy who was kidnapped and brought here.

After receiving the notice from the Interpol, sleuthsof the Crime Branch swung into the action and recovered theboy identified as Sonam from Gosia Colony in Srinagar,Inspector General of Police (IGP), Crime Branch, Raja AijazAli said.

The boy is being handed over to his parents throughdiplomatic channels, the IGP said.

He said the parents of the boy had recently representedbefore the Ministry of External Affairs that their son hadbeen kidnapped and thereafter sold to one Iqbal Zahgir ofGosia Colony (Khanyar) in Srinagar.

Action is being taken against those involved in theabduction, the IGP added.

He said it has been found in various cases thatyoungesters are kidnapped by human traffickers and are pushedinto J&K in return for money.

He cautioned the people against hiring foreign domestichelps without verifying their background.