7-year-old son of renowned builder kidnapped near Central Mall in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: A seven-year-old boy, the son of a well-known builder, was kidnapped near Central Mall in the Cidco N-4 area on Tuesday night. The abductors allegedly demanded a ransom of ₹2 crore.
CCTV footage from the area shows a black car approaching the child. The abductors step out, force him into the vehicle, and speed away. The incident occurred just 100 metres from his home, in full view of his father.
The victim, identified as Chaitanya Sunil Tupe (7), is the son of builder Sunil Tupe. On Tuesday night, after dinner, Sunil Tupe took his son for a walk. While the father walked ahead, Chaitanya followed on his bicycle. A black car suddenly stopped beside him, and within moments, the kidnappers grabbed him and drove off.
The car was seen heading towards Hanuman Chowk, then Cidco, and later towards Harsul Sawangi. Despite witnessing the abduction, the father was unable to intervene.
Police teams arrived at the scene and retrieved CCTV footage. Reports suggest the kidnappers demanded ₹2 crore before executing the abduction, though officials have not confirmed this.
Authorities sent the car’s description to check posts across the city and enforced nakabandi in Chikalthana, Karmad, Jalna, Paithan, Phulambri, Khuldabad, and Gangapur. Officers reviewed footage from around 100 CCTV cameras, but poor quality hampered identification.
Commissioner of Police Praveen Patil has ordered an immediate search. Around 30 officers, 100 constables, and teams from the crime branch, economic offences wing, and cyber police are working to locate the child and the abductors.
संभाजीनगर शहरातील नामांकित बिल्डरच्या मुलाचे २ कोटी रुपयांच्या खंडणीसाठी अपहरण. घरापासून १०० मीटर अंतरावरील सेंट्रल मॉल येथून मुलाचे अपहरण झाले. ते काळ्या रंगाची चारचाकीतून आले अन् मुलाला वडिलांसमोर उचलून नेले.
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Sujit Nair raises concerns over speculation of DMK-AIADMK understanding to block TVK
Chennai: Journalist and political commentator Sujit Nair has expressed concern over speculation that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam could explore a post-poll understanding to prevent Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam from forming the government in Tamil Nadu.
In a social media post, Sujit Nair said the election verdict in Tamil Nadu reflected a clear public demand for political change and argued that the mandate should be respected irrespective of political preferences.
Referring to reports and political discussions surrounding a possible understanding between the DMK and AIADMK, he said he hoped such developments remained only speculative conversations and did not turn into reality.
Nair stated that if such an alliance were to take shape, it would raise serious questions about ideological politics in the country. He said TVK had emerged through a democratic electoral process and that the legitimacy to govern in a parliamentary democracy comes from the people’s verdict.
According to him, attempts to prevent an electoral winner from forming the government through unexpected political arrangements may be constitutionally valid, but many people could view them as politically opportunistic.
He further said that such a move could particularly affect the political image of the DMK, which has historically projected itself around ideology, social justice and opposition politics. Nair said that in ideological terms, the DMK appeared closer to TVK than to the AIADMK, and joining hands with its long-time political rival only to remain in power could weaken its broader political narrative.
He added that the same questions would apply to the AIADMK as well, as the party had spent decades positioning itself against the DMK and such an arrangement could create discomfort among its cadre and supporters.
Drawing a comparison with Maharashtra politics in 2019, Nair said he had expressed similar views when the Shiv Sena formed an alliance with the Indian National Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party after the Assembly elections.
He said post-poll alliances between long-standing political rivals often create a public perception that ideology and electoral mandates become secondary when political power equations come into play.
Nair also said such developments increase public cynicism towards politics and reinforce the belief among voters that ideology is often sidelined after elections.
He maintained that the Tamil Nadu verdict was emphatic and said respecting both the spirit and substance of the mandate was important for the credibility of democratic politics.
