Man arrested for abducting minor in Delhi

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New Delhi: A man has been arrested in Delhi for allegedly kidnapping his employer's three-year-old son to recover his due from the latter, police said on Sunday. 

A case was registered by the boy's father on Saturday, alleging that his friend who stayed back at his house a day before the incident, allegedly took his son without informing them. The complainant stated that he received a ransom call of Rs 7 lakh for the safe release of his son, said Chinmoy Biswal, deputy commissioner of police (southeast).

The accused gave 24 hours to the complainant to arrange and hand over the money at Moradabad. A trap was laid at Jahid Nagar at Moradabad, following which Sahroj Alam (43) was arrested and the child was also recovered, the officer said.

During interrogation, Alam said he worked as a manpower supply agent for the complainant. He decided to kidnap his employer's son in order to recover a due of Rs 2 lakh, which the complainant sought more time to pay, the DCP added.