Salem: A 40-year-old man was arrested on Saturday night for kidnapping a boy 14 years and six days ago, demanding ransom Rs 50 lakh from the boy’s parents.
The police had saved the boy, who was attacked and made for starvation for the past six days and reunited him with parents had been lost from home around 4pm on August 22, when he played outside.
Meanwhile, Palanisamy, 40, was a carpenter, SP said, Latha, 35, was a salesperson with a textile shop in the village of Kunjandiyur.
After that the search was busy, the officer said, the couple filed a complaint with the Tholasampatty police on August 23.
The police registered the case of missing people and the team led by Tholkappyan Inspector (Incharge) initiated an investigation.
Meanwhile, Latha Saravanan’s employer received an unknown phone call.
People on August 26, demanded Rs 50 Lakh to release the boy.
He also threatened to kill the boy, if Saravanan approached the police.
Saravanan warned the Tholasampatty Police Inspector on the same day and the last consultation of SP, which formed a special team led by the representative of the Omalur police inspector to save the boy and arrest his kidnapper.
“The Funector then sent a video to Saravanan’s mobile.
The boy looks lying on the floor with his hands and legs tied to a rope,” SP said.
The team specifically traced the Abductor location to the weaving unit on Jalan Ambal Yeri (Lake) near Dadagapatti in the city with the help of detailed the cellphone tower.
“We saved the boy and arrested K Selvakumar, from Kanji Nagar near the SeakaCedacate area, because he kidnapped it on Saturday night,” SP.
SeVakumar runs an interior designer shop in the intermediary area in the AMBAL YERI.
“He kidnapped Sabari to make money quickly.
He has stolen two cellphones, which are used to negotiate with Saravanan.
The boy was not fed throughout the day.
Selvakumar has also attacked the boy, who suffered a minor injury,” SP said.
The boy was treated in the government of Salem Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College and Hospital.
Police Tholasampatty has changed the case of missing people for kidnapping and further investigation.
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