NEW DELHI: In a shocking incident reported a day before the Republic Day celebrations , armed men intercepted a school van, shot at the driver and kidnapped the school going kid.

The incident happened around 8 AM near IBHAS hospital in Shahdara area.

According to eye witnesses, the men were on a black bike and fled towards UP with the child.

The victim, a boy, is a Class I student at a private school in the area. No ransom call has been made by kidnappers till 9.15am.

Cops have not ruled out the role of professional criminals but suspect that a relative or acquaintance could be behind the crime, a source said. The kidnappers were certain about the identity of the child they were kidnapping.

An FIR has been filed and crime branch has also been roped in to crack the case, police said.



In Video: Bike-borne men shoot school bus driver in Delhi, kidnap student