Dispute over Rs 10 led to minor’s kidnap and murder bid

Goware said it was only after the trio had lured Ramnaresh to a secluded spot at Titwala that the idea of demanding a ransom hit them. “They initially wanted to beat him up. The accused then thought of making a quick buck by demanding ransom from Ramnaresh’s parents. However,when they realised that boy was not rich enough to pay the ransom,they decided to murder him as the boy would have led the police to them.”

The trio first tried to strangulate the boy with his tie and then tried to cut his throat and wrist with a blunt blade and later hurled a big stone on his head. The accused then left the boy assuming that he would soon be dead. The boy then got up and walked on the road to hitch a ride on a truck and later was helped by autorickshaw driver Milind Chowdhary who took him to a hospital and ensured that his parents were informed.

Ramnaresh is the only son of Geeta and Ramji Shah and he was born ten years after their marriage. “We would have been devastated if something had happened to him,” Gita said. She said Ramnaresh,who is still in a state of shock,is recuperating at Rukmini Hospital in Kalyan.