chandigarhUpdated: Dec 06, 2020, 00:05 ISTThe court remanded the primary accused in the kidnapping of the two-year-old son of a prominent Ludhiana-based hotelier and his aide to seven-day police custody on SaturdayThe main accused, Harjinderpal Kumar, who had worked as the family’s driver for two years and one Sukhdev Singh alias Sukha, were arrested from Moga on Friday. Two other accomplices – Lal Singh and Sukhdev Singh are yet to be arrested while former sarpanch Rachpal Singh is already on police remand till 8 December. Police said the five co-conspirators had planned on portraying Harjinderpal Singh as a victim. On kidnapping the child on December 1, the accused called the child’s mother to demand ₹4 crore to secure the driver and child’s release. The police have conducted raids in different places in Zira, Ferozepur, Fazilka and Moga to arrest two absconding accused.

Source: Hindustan Times December 05, 2020 18:33 UTC