Delhi: Man abducts son to settle scores with former wife

New Delhi: The Delhi police has arrested two persons, including a Bhojpuri actor, who kidnapped his own two year-old son along with his live-in partner to teach his former wife a lesson, on Tuesday. 

Deputy commissioner of police, south east district, Romil Baaniya said the accused has been identified as Mohammed Shahid, 23., the biological father of the kidnapped boy, and his live-in partner Kashish, 22, alias  Alisha (changed name).

The DCP said that on June 26, one Mumtaz had lodged a complaint at Jamia Nagar police station in connection with the abduction of her daughter’s two-year-old son. A police team was  formed and raids were conducted at different areas of Delhi and Bareilly.  

Information with regard to the kidnapped child was also given to all concerned agencies and a reward of `20,000 was also announced. “Initially, Mr Shahid diverted the focus of the investigation of the case by suspecting his live-in partner Ms Alisha,” said the DCP. 

But when the team raised suspected Mr Shahid’s hand in the case,    he disappeared from the picture and hid himself from the police,” Mr Baaniya added.  

With the help of technical surveillance, on September 11, the police found Mr Shahid to be hiding somewhere in the area of West Vinod Nagar. He was arrested along with Ms Alisha, the police said. 

They later disclosed the whereabouts of the kidnapped child to the police, who was rescued and promptly returned back to his biological mother.

“During interrogation, Mr Shahid said he was married to Muskaan two years ago and had a son from her. But when they filed for a divorce and Ms Muskaan remarried, Mr Shahid requested that he keep the son with him, to which she refused. Frustrated, Mr Shahid hatched a conspiracy with his present live-in partner to kidnap the child and take revenge on Ms Muskaan,” said Mr Baaniya.