Kislay Komal, a school student whose abduction a fortnight ago in Patna had become a major election issue in Bihar, and another kidnapped student in Bhagalpur, Dipak Bharti, were freed and united with their families on Wednesday, a day before the first phase of state assembly polls.On Saturday, an 18-month-old boy abducted from Delhi five days ago by a housemaid and two others kidnapped in Biharsharif in Bihar and Salt Lake City in Kolkata were also freed unharmed much to the relief of anxious parents.
Kidnapped by armed men on January 19, Kislay, a class IX student of Delhi Public School, was released by his captors in Separa locality in Patna on Wednesday morning, while Dipak, a standard IX student of DAV Public School at Bhagalpur, abducted on January 25, walked to freedom at Kantainthi village in Bhagalpur, officials said.
The two boys returned to the arms of their parents to an emotional reunion.
Another DAV student Ravikant who went missing on January 24 in Biharsharif is still to be traced and the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad and Bihar Public School Association observed a bandh in the town on Wednesday to protest his abduction.
Giving details on release of 14-year-old Kislay, Patna Senior Superintendent of Police NH Khan said acting on information provided by two persons arrested on Tuesday night, the police had cordoned off the entire Separa area forcing his abductors to free him.
The boy surfaced on the road this morning and policemen soon traced him, he said, adding that the Chunnu Thakur gang was involved in the incident.
Ten people, including Kiran, wife of Chunnu Thakur, who is lodged in Hajipur jail in connection with several cases, were arrested in connection with the kidnapping of Kislay, son of an assistant commissioner of sales tax KK Gupta.
DIG (Bhagalpur range) Kumar Rajesh Chandra said Dipak was freed by his abductors when the police raided Kankaithi village under Jagdishpur police station.
Kislay's kidnapping from Patel Nagar here while on way to school had triggered widespread protests by school children and their guardians.
The children had staged a demonstration in front of Raj Bhavan, gone on a relay fast and even stopped taking their tiffins. Thousands of e-mails had flooded the Rashtrapati Bhavan as children sought President APJ Abdul Kalam's intervention to secure the safe release of the abducted students.
The schools had also not organised cultural programmes on the Republic Day as a mark of protest.
Kislay's release, like his kidnapping, got embroiled in politics.
Kidnapped by armed men on January 19, Kislay, a class IX student of Delhi Public School, was released by his captors in Separa locality in Patna on Wednesday morning, while Dipak, a standard IX student of DAV Public School at Bhagalpur, abducted on January 25, walked to freedom at Kantainthi village in Bhagalpur, officials said.
The two boys returned to the arms of their parents to an emotional reunion.
Another DAV student Ravikant who went missing on January 24 in Biharsharif is still to be traced and the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad and Bihar Public School Association observed a bandh in the town on Wednesday to protest his abduction.
Giving details on release of 14-year-old Kislay, Patna Senior Superintendent of Police NH Khan said acting on information provided by two persons arrested on Tuesday night, the police had cordoned off the entire Separa area forcing his abductors to free him.
The boy surfaced on the road this morning and policemen soon traced him, he said, adding that the Chunnu Thakur gang was involved in the incident.
Ten people, including Kiran, wife of Chunnu Thakur, who is lodged in Hajipur jail in connection with several cases, were arrested in connection with the kidnapping of Kislay, son of an assistant commissioner of sales tax KK Gupta.
DIG (Bhagalpur range) Kumar Rajesh Chandra said Dipak was freed by his abductors when the police raided Kankaithi village under Jagdishpur police station.
Kislay's kidnapping from Patel Nagar here while on way to school had triggered widespread protests by school children and their guardians.
The children had staged a demonstration in front of Raj Bhavan, gone on a relay fast and even stopped taking their tiffins. Thousands of e-mails had flooded the Rashtrapati Bhavan as children sought President APJ Abdul Kalam's intervention to secure the safe release of the abducted students.
The schools had also not organised cultural programmes on the Republic Day as a mark of protest.
Kislay's release, like his kidnapping, got embroiled in politics.
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