<p>C. Pranav, the son of a defence scientist, was kidnapped June 10 in Asifnagar area from outside his house while he was waiting for a friend. Three days later, the body of the class five student was found in a gunny bag in an open drain in Guddimalkapur area, not far from his house.<br /><br />The kidnapper-couple were nabbed Saturday. Ranjan, who works as a watchman, said they abducted the scientist's son as they were facing financial problems but panicked and smothered the boy to death after his father Rammohan Rao lodged a police complaint.<br /><br />Police had a tough time in cracking the case as Rao, a Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) scientist here, had not received a ransom call. <br /><br />He told police that on the evening of June 10 a person called him to know if Pranav was his son. However, the line got disconnected as Rao's mobile phone battery ran out.<br /><br />The scientist did not receive any further call and he lodged a complaint with the police.<br />The police probed the case from various angles and picked up many suspects during the last three days but could not achieve a breakthrough. The case assumed significance in view of Rao's position and there were also speculations that the boy was abducted to get some sensitive information from his father.<br /><br />The investigators analysed the phone calls made from Alapatinagar and surrounding areas and also checked the houses in the area.<br /><br />The police also released the sketch of a man, who was seen talking to the boy before he went missing.<br /><br />The investigators made significant progress Friday when some eyewitnesses told them that they saw a man carrying a gunny bag and he was accompanied by a woman.</p>
<p>C. Pranav, the son of a defence scientist, was kidnapped June 10 in Asifnagar area from outside his house while he was waiting for a friend. Three days later, the body of the class five student was found in a gunny bag in an open drain in Guddimalkapur area, not far from his house.<br /><br />The kidnapper-couple were nabbed Saturday. Ranjan, who works as a watchman, said they abducted the scientist's son as they were facing financial problems but panicked and smothered the boy to death after his father Rammohan Rao lodged a police complaint.<br /><br />Police had a tough time in cracking the case as Rao, a Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) scientist here, had not received a ransom call. <br /><br />He told police that on the evening of June 10 a person called him to know if Pranav was his son. However, the line got disconnected as Rao's mobile phone battery ran out.<br /><br />The scientist did not receive any further call and he lodged a complaint with the police.<br />The police probed the case from various angles and picked up many suspects during the last three days but could not achieve a breakthrough. The case assumed significance in view of Rao's position and there were also speculations that the boy was abducted to get some sensitive information from his father.<br /><br />The investigators analysed the phone calls made from Alapatinagar and surrounding areas and also checked the houses in the area.<br /><br />The police also released the sketch of a man, who was seen talking to the boy before he went missing.<br /><br />The investigators made significant progress Friday when some eyewitnesses told them that they saw a man carrying a gunny bag and he was accompanied by a woman.</p>
