Assam: Guwahati Minors Feared Abducted From Tetelia Residence

GUWAHATI: Two young children, ages 9 and 4, were shockingly kidnapped from their home in the Tetelia neighborhood of Guwahati on March 17.

The children were reportedly kidnapped by unidentified individuals when they were outside the house playing. The father has been identified as Madan Rai. 

Police are investigating the case and more details are expected to emerge soon.  

Recently, another case of earning easy money by kidnapping came to light where six people have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of Biswajit Hazarika (32) from Dakshin Rukmininagar, Namghar in the Dispur area. 

The kidnappers demanded a ransom of Rs 40 lakh and then murdered him. Ajay Kalita (30), the main perpetrator who planned the entire crime, is from Panjabari; Pranab Ranghang (25) from Amguri, Baithalangshu, in Karbi Anglong district, who works as a bouncer; Debajit Deka (26) from Ganesh nagar in the Basistha area, who works as a video editor of a news portal; Sanjay Kumar Bhagat (26) from Berkuchi, Narengi; Paras Chetri(24) years, from Bonda near Forest camp and Mayur Nath (24) from Narengi, three of them works as bouncers.

According to Commissioner of Police, Guwahati Diganta Borah speaking to the media, informant Edhan Chandra Hajarika informed Dispur PS on October 9, 2022 that his son Biswajit Hazarika had not returned home from his workplace, "Ousadh" pharmacy, Six Mile.

On October 14 and 15, 2022, complainant Edhan Hajarika was contacted by an unknown person on WhatsApp using his missing son's number. The person sent one video of his son, kept the location undisclosed, and demanded a ransom of Rs. 40 lakhs through WhatsApp in return for the safe release of his son.

On February 9, 2023, the commissioner said that the old parents of the missing boy met him in regards to the investigation of the case. Subsequently, the case was reviewed, and a team was formed with officers from the Crime Branch.

Diganta Borah, in talking to the media, accused Ajay Kalita of having first mooted the idea of kidnapping an easy target to earn money and discussed it with Pranab Ronghang. Ajay Kalita identified the victim as an easy target.

The accused thought that the victim belonged to a rich family and that the victim's family also owned the pharmacy "Oushadh.". Ajay Kalita and the victim studied at the same school, "Ankur Seminary." 

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