Police: Dad killed 8-year-old son for ransom (Udhna, Gujurat, India)

Police say that the father--identified only as MUKESH--fabricated the child abduction story in order to throw off the police. In reality, the father murdered his 8-year-old son.

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Father kills child for ransom
18 Oct 2010 11:29:16 AM IST

In a latest development in the abduction and murder case of an eight year old child in Surat in Gujarat, the police claimed on Monday that the father himself killed the child.

Child's body was recovered from near Udhna Darwaja in Surat on Monday morning.

earlier his father Mukesh had claimed that Yash Markana was kidnapped on Sunday from near his home in a black car by 12 unidentified persons.

He further had claimed that the kidnappers asked for Rs 50 lakh in ransom for safe release of his child, but the family was unable to pay that huge amount.

They threatened the family to kill the child if were unable to pay the amount, Mukesh said.

He gave them Rs 12 lakh at an undisclosed venue.

The police further said that Mukesh was underpressure due to a big amount in form of loan and debt on him.

He made this story in order to deflect the police from the path of investigation in the debt cases against him, the police report said.