Two children of a businessman were allegedly kidnapped by two men from their home in Athani town in Belagavi district, in Karnataka. Surveillance footage showed two men entering the house and running away with a 4-year-old girl and a 3-year-old boy.
However, both the children were safely rescued and returned to their parents, the three suspects have been arrested, according to a PTI report.
The incident took place on Thursday afternoon after the two kids had just returned from school and were playing inside the living room of the house. At the time, only their grandmother was at home. The third man was waiting in the car a few metres away from the house. The two men pushed the children inside the vehicle and sped away.
Police were able to track the route of the suspects using CCTV footage and technical surveillance. They also immediately alerted their counterparts in the neighbouring districts, according to PTI.
"With the help of technical surveillance, the police team chased the vehicle in which the kidnapped children were taken away by the accused and intercepted the vehicle near Kohalli in Belagavi district at around 4:25 AM on Friday," a senior police official told PTI. He further added that the children were safely rescued and that they hadn’t suffered any injuries.
As per the report, while being interrogated one of the accused revealed that they had invested in a trading platform of the businessman and suffered heavy losses. After the businessman refused to pay Rs 1 crore the suspect decided to kidnap the children.