4-Year-Old Boy Kidnapped, Sold For Rs 2.95 Lakh, Rescued On Christmas

The couple allegedly wanted a child to carry on the family dynasty, he said.

A four-year-old boy, who was kidnapped from Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district and sold at Rs 2.95 lakh to a couple in Koderma district, was rescued after a week, police said today.

Six persons involved in the crime were arrested, the police said.

Sadar Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Mahesh Prajapati said, "The boy was kidnapped from Okni locality in Hazaribag on December 18 and he was rescued from Koderma on December 25. Six persons involved in the abduction were arrested.