The accused allegedly told police that he kidnapped the child to pressurise his mother into marrying him

Highlights On June 16, the boy's mother informed police about the kidnapping

The man was caught and the child was rescued on the same day

The man told police that he wanted to marry the complainant

A four-year-old boy was allegedly kidnapped by a man, who wanted to marry his mother and had hatched the plan to build pressure on her, in east Delhi's Madhu Vihar, the police said on Sunday.On June 16, the police were informed about the kidnapping of a boy by his mother.She had accused Shiv Kumar of kidnapping her son.During the course of investigation, the police learnt that the accused and the child were in Connaught Place. Shiv Kumar was caught and the child was recovered the same day.During interrogation, accused Shiv Kumar revealed that he wanted to marry the complainant but she was not ready to marry him and therefore to mount pressure, he kidnapped her child, said Pankaj Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (East).

The accused went to the complainant's house on the pretext of wishing Eid and when the complainant went out of the room, he kidnapped her son and ran away from there, he added. He had plans to board a train to Kolkata.For more Delhi news, please click here