During the operation, police arrested Pintu after an encounter in which he sustained bullet injuries in both legs
VARANASI: Mirzapur police on Tuesday arrested two men after an encounter in connection with the kidnapping and murder of a 12-year-old boy from Semri village under the Vindhyachal police station area. The next morning, Pintu allegedly called Keshav’s nephew, Aditya, and demanded Rs 50 lakh as ransom. Police launched a search operation after registering the kidnapping complaint.
He first took the child toward Bihasda market and later to a forest area near Kushiyara Fall under Lalganj police station limits, where he allegedly strangled him to death. After Prince failed to return home, the family approached the police. During the operation near Kushiyara Fall, police arrested Pintu after an encounter in which he sustained bullet injuries in both legs. Another accused, Shailendra, a resident of Kamapur in Vindhyachal, was also arrested.
Police said the main accused, Pintu, allegedly took the boy, Prince, from his village on Monday evening on the pretext of teaching him how to ride a motorcycle.
When the family tried to contact Pintu later in the evening, his phone was switched off.