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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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
