Dynamite News Delhi: Kidnapper steals car with two children inside; Abandons after police chase
The thieves stole a car with its owner's two children - aged two and eleven years old - inside in Laxmi Nagar and later demanded a ransom of Rs50L. Read further on Dynamite News:
New Delhi: The thieves stole a car with its owner's two children - aged two and eleven years old - inside in Laxmi Nagar and later demanded a ransom of Rs50L.
The incident occurred on Friday night when the parents left their children in the running vehicle while they went into a nearby confectionery shop, police said on Saturday.
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According to officials, the incident occurred at around 11.40 pm when a couple went to a confectionery shop on Laxmi Nagar Vikas Marg and left their two children in the car parked outside the shop. The couple left the vehicle running with the AC on for the kids while they went inside to buy sweets. During this time, a suspect opened the vehicle's door and drove away with the children inside.
After a three-hour chase involving around 20 police vehicles, the kidnapper abandoned the car with the children inside and escaped. The car, along with the children, was found abandoned in the Samapur Badli area.
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"The accused also had a hammer and a knife," the additional DCP pointed out.
"Both children are safe and have been reunited with their parents," he said, adding that some valuables, including jewellery and mobile phones, were found intact as the kidnapper fled under the pressure of being chased by the police. (with Agency inputs)