Man gets life sentence for kidnapping boy

  • | Friday | 11th January, 2019

Tirupur: A trial court here on Thursday awarded life imprisonment to a 25-year-old man for kidnapping a nine-year-old boy for ransom three years ago.M Ganesan of Karumarampalayam was involved in the business of erecting thatched-roof structures on demand. As the prosecution proved the case against Ganesan, judge A Mohmed Jiyaputheen sentenced him to life imprisonment and also imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 on him. Police also booked Ganesan’s second wife Usha.The case was tried before Tirupur additional sessions court II. On March 21, 2015, he found two boys roaming on Kangeyam-Dharapuram Road at Othakadai Vaikkal. Ganesan was lodged in the Coimbatore Central Prison.

Tirupur: A trial court here on Thursday awarded life imprisonment to a 25-year-old man for kidnapping a nine-year-old boy for ransom three years ago.M Ganesan of Karumarampalayam was involved in the business of erecting thatched-roof structures on demand. On March 21, 2015, he found two boys roaming on Kangeyam-Dharapuram Road at Othakadai Vaikkal. He kidnapped a boy, took him to Koolipalayam and demanded money from the boy’s mother to release him.As instructed by Ganesan, the boy’s mother Mohammed Rabi of Sathya Nagar on Tirupur-Kangeyam Road, reached Koolipalayam railway overbridge with Rs 5,000, gave it to Ganesan and rescued the boy.She later filed a complaint with Nallur police, who registered a case and arrested Ganesan. Police also booked Ganesan’s second wife Usha.The case was tried before Tirupur additional sessions court II. As the prosecution proved the case against Ganesan, judge A Mohmed Jiyaputheen sentenced him to life imprisonment and also imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 on him. The court, however, acquitted Usha. Ganesan was lodged in the Coimbatore Central Prison.

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