Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (DV)

Mangaluru, Apr 23: Principal district and sessions court on Friday, April 23 granted bail to two accused in connection to the kidnapping of an eight-year-old boy from Ujire.

It may be recalled that on the evening of December 17, 2020, four abductors who came in a white Indica car kidnapped the eight-year-old boy identified as Anubhav, while he was returning home with his grandfather in Ujire.

The four accused from Kolar had demanded payment in bitcoins to release the boy. But, the next day the boy was rescued from Maluru of Kolar district by the Beltangady police.

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Two of the accused applied for bail during the month of January when the case was still under investigation, but the court had rejected their bail plea. The court order was upheld by the high court. However, the accused reapplied for bail and the court granted bail.

Advocate Sukesh Kumar Shetty argued in favour of the accused.

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