KIDNAPPING RUMOUR CREATES PANIC IN VILLAGE

KIDNAPPING RUMOUR CREATES PANIC IN VILLAGE

24-JAN-ENG 1

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

BUXAR--------------------------A report of the alleged kidnapping of a one-and-a-half-year-old child in Aamsari village of Murar police station area on Wednesday sent the entire area into a panic. As soon as the news of the child's disappearance from his home spread in the afternoon, there was chaos from the village to the police station. The family's suspicions and the villagers' discussions gave the matter the appearance of a kidnapping, after which the police administration went into full alert mode.

During the operation, which lasted for about six hours, the tension increased, and the family members were distraught with grief. A major turn came in the case late at night, around 11 pm, when the police received information that the child had been seen with a young man near a haystack outside the village. The police, who reached the spot, found the child lying on the haystack, while a young man named Mantu Kumar Singh was sleeping nearby in a drunken stupor. The investigation revealed that the young man had taken the child with him not with any criminal intent, but to play with him. Due to intoxication, he fell asleep there, and the child was left near the haystack.

A report of the alleged kidnapping of a one-and-a-half-year-old child in Aamsari village of Murar police station area on Wednesday sent the entire area into a panic. As soon as the news of the child's disappearance from his home spread in the afternoon, there was chaos from the village to the police station. The family's suspicions and the villagers' discussions gave the matter the appearance of a kidnapping, after which the police administration went into full alert mode. Upon receiving the information, a police team led by Station House Officer Neha Kumari started a thorough investigation. Every corner of the village was searched, relatives were questioned, and possible hideouts were raided.

After the police investigation, the apprehension of kidnapping proved to be completely false. After this revelation, the family members breathed a sigh of relief and refused to file a First Information Report (FIR). SP Shubham Arya said that the child had been lying in the cold for a long time, so a medical checkup is being conducted as a precaution. The child is currently completely safe and has been handed over to his family. This incident has emerged as a major example of the dangerous effects of negligence and rumors stemming from alcoholism in the village.