“The networking business taught us that money is important. But the business stopped generating money,” the kidnappers were quoted by police as saying. [break]
The youths thereafter looked for alternatives to make quick money and eventually decided to kidnap for ransom.
Police safely rescued Diepndra, son of Madhav GC, Wednesday night and arrested Krishna Thapa of Purkotdaha-6, Gulmi, Negan KC of Puja-8, Pyuthan, Raju KC of Khairendrapur, Kapilvastu and Prakash Poudel of Daghas, Gulmi on the charge of their involvement in the abduction.
All the arrested youths were involved in network business and are intermediate and bachelor level students.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Dan Bahadur Karki of Butwal Area Police Office said the kidnappers had kept the boy in a dense forest area in Arghakhanchi.
Police have also arrested Pitamber Aryal, who operates the Aryal Mobile House at Nepalgunj road, Butwal, on charges of supplying sim cards to the kidnappers.
The youths kidnapped the boy on November 20. They had demanded two million rupees in ransom from the boy´s father.
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