Khanna kidnapping case cracked, 1 shot dead

A seven-year-old boy, belonging to a peasant family of Seehan Daud, was allegedly kidnapped by two motorcycle-borne suspects when the boy was playing outside his home on the outskirts of the village.

Separate teams of Payal and Amargarh police launched a search operation to trace the kidnappers, who were seen on the Malerkotla-Khanna road after the incident.

An encounter took place near Mandour village on Nabha road in Patiala. Police have recovered the child while an accused has been shot dead as the joint teams of Patiala and Khanna cracked the case.

“The accused were traced to be travelling near Patiala. When the teams tried to nab the accused, they opened fire on the police,” a senior police officer said.

Gurjant Singh, a farmer and commission agent of Seehan Daud, had informed the police control room that his grandson Bhavkirat Singh, a Class I student, was kidnapped by two unidentified motorcycle-borne miscreants when he was playing outside his home in the evening.

Patiala Range DIG Mandeep Singh Sidhu will hold a press conference at 6pm today at the conference hall of Police Line Patiala to present more details of the case.