The Tribune, July 28, 1999
Bid to kidnap boy alleged
Tribune News Service
ROHTAK, July 27 — Mr Devender Hooda, district unit president of the Sarv Karamchari Sangh has alleged that an unsuccessful attempt was made today to kidnap his 11-year-old son, Amit by certain unidentified persons.
He said that for the past four days unknown persons had been making threatening calls at his residence warning him against pursuing the murder case of Ms Saroj Vashisht, a general secretary of the Haryana Sarv Karamchari Sangh, and her daughter. The caller had threatened to kidnap his son if this did not happen, Mr Hooda alleged.
Amit, a student of class V in DAV Centenary Public School, Arya Nagar, escaped from the clutches of his alleged kidnappers and entered a nearby house to dodge them. After reaching school, Amit narrated the incident to his teachers who in turn informed his parents. Mr Hooda resides in Bijlee Colony situated on Circular Road.
Activists of the Sarv Karamchari Sangh, the Janvadi Mahila Samiti, CITU and the Anganvari Workers Union today took out a procession and submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner demanding a high-level inquiry to find out if other persons or agencies besides the husband of Ms Saroj Vashisht were involved in her murder and of her daughter.
The demonstrators alleged that the police had adopted an indifferent attitude to their demand. The police was also informed about the threatening calls being received by Mr Hooda but it failed to take any action.
The Deputy Commissioner, Mr Arun Kumar, said he had asked the Deputy Superintendent of Police to inquire into the whole incident.
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