Cops release kidnapped boy’s photo, announce reward for any infomation

CHANDIGARH: Khushpreet Singh's family is struggling to keep their hopes alive. When they paid Rs 4 lakh ransom to get their boy back from kidnappers, they had thought that the nightmare would end soon.
However, with the child still missing, the question whether top cops' instructions to the investigating team for maintaining a distance from kidnappers - fearing they might hurt Khushpreet - lead to the failure of the trap is haunting everybody.
An officer of Chandigarh police said, Enough force was deployed at Desumajra to catch the kidnappers and the area was cordoned off. Special motorcycles were also stationed more than 100 metre from the spot so that the culprits could not flee. However, right in the midst of the operation, senior officials passed verbal orders for maintaining a distance from the kidnappers, lest the child was hurt.
Police sources said neither did the abductors make the child talk to his parents nor showed him to anybody while collecting the ransom on Wednesday. Therefore, the survival of the five-year-old is of prime concern, the sources said. An officer part of the investigating team said, It seems like the kidnappers are professionals.
How it happened Tuesday 8.30am Khushpreet left for school 1pm Returned home 2pm Boy's elder brother returned from school and looked for him 2.15pm Family launched search 4pm DDR at Burail police post 4.22pm Ransom call on uncle's cellphone Wednesday Morning Police get ransom call 7pm Trap laid around Desumajra fails Rs 1 lakh for clues On Thursday evening, UT police announced Rs 1 lakh reward for information or clues that could lead cops to the accused. In case of any information, citizens could contact police on 0172-2741900, 100 or 9779580934. The identity of the informer would be kept secret. The kid was wearing a blue pant, blue shirt and yellow 'patka' when he went missing.