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Abducted child freed after three days, kingpin held

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DHARAN, Aug 19: Police on Tuesday night freed five-year-old Pranaya Gurung, who was abducted from Namrata Restaurant of Dharan on Sunday, from Siliguri of India with help from Indian police.



Besides rescuing the child, police also arrested the kidnapping kingpin, who calls himself Shani Pradhan. According to the child’s grandmother Kusum Gurung, they learnt about Pradhan’s arrest at around 10 p.m. on Tuesday when the kidnappers had called the family with the ransom money. She said that the child was safe with his mother Namrata Gurung.



Area Police Office Dharan has confirmed both the child’s release and the arrest of Pradhan.



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