Boy, 15, kidnapped and murdered over Rs 50 lakh ransom in Odisha, two arrested

Express News Service

JHARSUGUDA: In a surprising incident, a 15-year-old boy from Odisha’s Jharsuguda was kidnapped and murdered over a ransom demand of Rs 50 lakh. Police arrested two individuals on this connection on Wednesday, a day after the half-burnt physique of the sufferer was recovered from neighbouring Bargarh district.

The boy Samarth Agrawal went lacking from Sarbahal in Jharsuguda on Monday afternoon. Soon after, his dad and mom acquired a name from the abductors who used their son’s cell phone demanding a ransom of Rs 50 lakh.

As Jharsuguda police shaped particular groups to hint the boy, on Tuesday morning, a half-burnt physique was discovered close to Baipur Grid beneath Bheden police limits in Bargarh district. Locals who noticed two individuals setting a physique on hearth knowledgeable the police. Later within the night, the physique was despatched to Bargarh district headquarters hospital for post-mortem. During the investigation, police recognized the sufferer to be Samarth.

Police stated the investigation groups tracked down the accused on the intervening evening of Tuesday and Wednesday. The duo was recognized as Amit Kumar Sharma and Dinesh Agrawal. Amit was from Jharsuguda whereas Dinesh belonged to Brajrajnagar. Police stated the prime accused Amit was very carefully associated to the sufferer’s household whereas Dinesh labored for him. During interrogation, the duo allegedly confessed to kidnapping and killing the boy.

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Jharsuguda Police stated the motive behind the crime is but to be ascertained. “The incident is very unfortunate and we are trying to ascertain the exact motive behind the crime,” Jharsuguda SP Smit P Parmar stated.

Sources stated the daddy of the sufferer who runs an auto-parts store in Jharsuguda had no previous dispute with the prime accused. However, because the accused was well-known to the household, Amit was in all probability in a position to persuade Samarth to associate with him.

CCTV footage reveals the prime accused driving the sufferer on his electrical scooty. However, when the duo took him to Bargarh and beneath what circumstances the boy was killed is but to return to mild.

Parmar stated that police are exploring all angles and in addition looking for if another particular person was concerned. “We have sufficient technical and electronic evidence, besides CCTV footage, call records and eye witnesses related to the case,” he added.

Though the confessions and the first investigation verify the physique was of the sufferer, police have requested for assortment of femur bone and molars of the physique for DNA testing.

JHARSUGUDA: In a surprising incident, a 15-year-old boy from Odisha’s Jharsuguda was kidnapped and murdered over a ransom demand of Rs 50 lakh. Police arrested two individuals on this connection on Wednesday, a day after the half-burnt physique of the sufferer was recovered from neighbouring Bargarh district.

The boy Samarth Agrawal went lacking from Sarbahal in Jharsuguda on Monday afternoon. Soon after, his dad and mom acquired a name from the abductors who used their son’s cell phone demanding a ransom of Rs 50 lakh.

As Jharsuguda police shaped particular groups to hint the boy, on Tuesday morning, a half-burnt physique was discovered close to Baipur Grid beneath Bheden police limits in Bargarh district. Locals who noticed two individuals setting a physique on hearth knowledgeable the police. Later within the night, the physique was despatched to Bargarh district headquarters hospital for post-mortem. During the investigation, police recognized the sufferer to be Samarth.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Police stated the investigation groups tracked down the accused on the intervening evening of Tuesday and Wednesday. The duo was recognized as Amit Kumar Sharma and Dinesh Agrawal. Amit was from Jharsuguda whereas Dinesh belonged to Brajrajnagar. Police stated the prime accused Amit was very carefully associated to the sufferer’s household whereas Dinesh labored for him. During interrogation, the duo allegedly confessed to kidnapping and killing the boy.

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Jharsuguda Police stated the motive behind the crime is but to be ascertained. “The incident is very unfortunate and we are trying to ascertain the exact motive behind the crime,” Jharsuguda SP Smit P Parmar stated.

Sources stated the daddy of the sufferer who runs an auto-parts store in Jharsuguda had no previous dispute with the prime accused. However, because the accused was well-known to the household, Amit was in all probability in a position to persuade Samarth to associate with him.

CCTV footage reveals the prime accused driving the sufferer on his electrical scooty. However, when the duo took him to Bargarh and beneath what circumstances the boy was killed is but to return to mild.

Parmar stated that police are exploring all angles and in addition looking for if another particular person was concerned. “We have sufficient technical and electronic evidence, besides CCTV footage, call records and eye witnesses related to the case,” he added.

Though the confessions and the first investigation verify the physique was of the sufferer, police have requested for assortment of femur bone and molars of the physique for DNA testing.