Police close in on boy’s kidnapper

Tirupati: Police have managed to close in on the man who is accused of kidnapping a six-year-old boy from Alipiri link bus station in Tirupati on Feb 27. Sivam Kumar Sahoo and his parents were about to board a bus to Tirumala when the boy suddenly vanished. CCTV footage later showed a middle-aged man walking away with Sivam. After the suspect’s sketches were released, a bus conductor informed cops that he has seen the abductor and the boy get down at Gandharamakulapalle village in V Kota mandal on Feb 28. Police sources said they have located the suspect’s residence near Karnataka border and are hopeful of reuniting the boy with his family soon. tnn