Two men have been arrested for kidnapping two minor siblings and demanding ransom from their parents in Naigaon. In an attempt to pressure the father of the victims, the kidnappers threatened over the phone: “Your son and daughter have been kidnapped. I have tied bombs to their bodies, and the remote control is in my hand. They will explode in a minute. If you want their safety, please bring in Rs 10 lakh cash to my specified address.”

It was a daunting task for the police to ensure the safety of the endangered children. After tracking the mobile location of the ransom caller, a team reached a chawl area in Kashigaon, Mira Road, where they found the limbs of the children— an eight-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl— tied up. The police learned that the girl victim had conspired with her boyfriend, Jay Prakash Gupta alias Sonu Gupta, 23, and Vipul Shashikant Tiwari, 20, to stage her kidnapping. Both accused are natives of Mira Road, said the police.