The Tribune, February 13, 2005

Schoolboy abduction: Police announces reward
Tribune News Service

Faridabad, February 12
The police have announced a cash reward of Rs one lakh to anyone who provides any clue or information of the abducted schoolboy of Hodal town in the district. Though over five days have passed since the nine-year-old student has been missing, the police have not been able to make any headway into the case. The district unit of the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has demanded a CBI enquiry into it.

The announcement of the reward was made late last evening, after the increasing pressure on the police department from all quarters in view of its inability to get any clue so far. The boy, Anand (Golu), son of a serving defence personnel, did not return home from school on Monday last. Though several teams of police have been despatched in various directions, no success has been met, admitted a police official. The family members of the victim have been quizzed by the police in this connection. No call has been received from anywhere though claims were made earlier regarding the alleged demand of a ransom, said a family source. He claimed that there was some miscommunication on this account, as no ransom has been demanded.