8-yr-old kidnapped from Mathura on way back from school

Mathura: An eight-year-old boy was allegedly kidnapped by two motorcycle-borne people while he was returning from his school here today, police said. 

Senior Superintendent of Police Prabhakar Chaudhary said the class 3 student was lifted from near the Krishna Colony under the limits of the Kosi Kalan police station this afternoon. 

He is a student of a nearby school and his father is a small-time businessman, the police said. 

Four teams have been deployed to recover the child, the SSP said.

The officer said the alleged kidnappers tried to take away another schoolboy, a year senior to the abducted child, but failed in their attempt. 

SP (Rural) Aditya Kuma Shukla said special and SWAT teams have also been deployed to trace the child.