A man named Ram Pratap Singh kidnapped an eight-year-old boy from near his grandmother`s house in October, but he later murdered the child. Police's clever detective skills helped catch the killer
In what can only be hailed as an intriguing incident, a man's poor spelling skills helped the police catch the killer and put him in jail.
A man named Ram Pratap Singh kidnapped an eight-year-old boy from near his grandmother`s house in October, but he later murdered the child.
On the same day that the boy was kidnapped, the kidnapper sent a message to the boy`s father through a stolen phone to demand Rs 2 lakh for his release, Hardoi Superintendent of Police Anurag Vats said.
"Do lakh rupay Seeta-Pur lekar pahuchiye. Pulish ko nahi batana nahi to hatya kar denge (Reach Sitapur with Rs 2 lakh. Don`t inform the police or your son will be murdered)." he wrote in the message.
After the boy's family lodged a complaint, the police formed different teams to trace him. On the basis of CCTV footage and tip-offs, police picked up 10 suspects, including Singh.
"When the boy`s family lodged a missing complaint, we formed teams to trace him. We called back on the mobile phone number but it was switched off. The cyber surveillance cell was roped in and we detained a person in whose name the SIM was issued, but he said his phone had been stolen," the SP said.
Then the police used a very clever tactic to catch the killer. The police asked the suspects to write "Main police main bharti hona chahta hoon. Main Hardoi se Sitapur daud kar ja sakta hoon (I want a police job. I can run from Hardoi to Sitapur)."
The killer misspelled the same two words that he used in the message to the boy's father. He fell for the bait and spelled police as 'Pulish' and Sitapur as `Seeta-Pur`.
This is how the suspect was arrested, and he later confessed to his crime.
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