MUMBAI: The schoolteacher, Anjali Singh (25), who has allegedly 'kidnapped' her 16-year-old student was in a "serious relationship" with him, said a police source. This was revealed after cops questioned other students of the school. The boy had reportedly told his friends about the relationship.

The victim, a class IX student at a C F Andrews High School in Santa Cruz (E) school, has been missing since Saturday when he left home "to return some costumes to a friend". When the boy did not return till night, his mother called up the friend to inquire about her son. But the friend said that the victim had left with Singh and he was unaware of their whereabouts.

The victim's parents have alleged that Singh had abducted their son and have lodged a kidnapping case against her at Vakola police station.

Singh, a Kandivli resident, teaches English at the school. She too has been missing since Saturday. Her father has filed a missing person's complaint at the Vakola police station.

"Singh and the boy had visited Vile Parle before disappearing. We suspect that the two are hiding in Mumbai. We are making inquiries," said the source. Singh had met the victim during a dance event last year and the two became close friends.

The police said that they are in the process of recording the statements of other teachers at the school.

