ED man foils son's kidnap bid

KOLKATA: In a daring attempt, four armed people tried to abduct in Howrah town the five-year-old son of an enforcement directorate officer on Saturday morning.
In thwarting the attempt, the officer sustained serious injuries from bomb splinters. The incident happened near the 9, Watkins Lane residence of the officer, Akshay Kumar Sinha, located in the Golabari police station area in Howrah.
Police sources said that Sinha, a FERA officer of the enforcement directorate, his wife Pampi Sinha and their five year old son were travelling in a rickshaw to board a long distance train from Howrah station at 5.30 am when the criminals attacked them.The spot where the miscreants attacked, was a few yards away from a police picket.
Soon after the incident, two constables were suspended for dereliction of duty. Later in the day, additional superintendent of police Rahul Srivastava conducted a raid and rounded up two persons suspected to be connected with the incident.
The police said soon after the family boarded a rickshaw, four armed people blocked their way. They tried to snatch the five-year-old child from the clutch of Pampi. At this, an enraged Aksay put up a strong resistance.
He fought strongly with the assilants, which put them on the defensive. On their retreat, the criminals hurled bombs at the family. Pampi received minor injuries, but Akshay sustained serious injuries and was removed to Bansal Nursing Centre.
Superintendent of Howrah district Rajesh Kumar said that they had taken the matter quite seriously. Raids were on to nab the criminals. The police was also investigating whether the attempt by the miscreants was vindictive in nature, he added.