The Hindu·1 min read
Gang held in Tirupattur for abducting school student
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The Hindu Bureau
Three persons were arrested by Alangayam police near Jolarpet town on Saturday, on charges of abducting a school student, in a bid to extort money from his parents. The arrested persons were identified as R. Harish, 22, V. Bhuvanesh, 24, and G. Desingh, 21. All of them were residents of Alangayam town.
The police said S. Sanjeev Kumar, 17, a student at a Government Boys Higher Secondary School, did not return home on September 17. Thereafter, his father T. Sivakumar, a farmer, received a phone call seeking a ransom of ₹50 lakh to set his son free.
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