Overview

• The arrested suspects are Ajay Verma, 24, identified as the alleged mastermind, and associates Amit, 18, Sachin, 20, and Ajay, 20.
• The child was recovered unharmed during a raid in Hansi, Haryana, after coordination between Delhi and Haryana authorities.
• Investigators traced two men on a motorcycle in CCTV footage near the school, then tracked movements despite phones being switched off.
• A country-made pistol was seized from the Vikaspuri associate’s residence, triggering a separate Arms Act FIR alongside BNS kidnapping charges.
• Police say Verma abducted the boy to coerce his former live-in partner to return; officials note only Sachin has a prior Arms Act case.