Man almost kidnapped child to pay for mother's cancer treatment

Updated On: 10 July, 2014 08:05 AM IST | | Saurabh Vaktania

<p>Having come to Mumbai and failed in his search for employment, the man had launched a desperate bid to kidnap a child from the “rich areas of the city” and had even procured four factory-made pistols</p>

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Man almost kidnapped child to pay for mother's cancer treatment

A man's plot to kidnap a child to extract ransom money from his parents and pay for his mother’s medical bills was foiled on Tuesday. Unit IX of the Crime Branch managed to throw cold water on his plans after they received a tip-off from an informer and arrested him and his accomplice before they could go ahead with their act.

(Above) Sherkhan Bismillah Khan and Shahid Jaffer Khan have been charged under the Arms Act. They had been roaming around Bandra-Khar schools, looking for potential victims
Sherkhan Bismillah Khan and Shahid Jaffer Khan have been charged under the Arms Act. They had been roaming around Bandra-Khar schools, looking for potential victims