India, Dec. 30 -- The Navi Mumbai crime branch on Monday rescued a 15-year-old boy, who was enticed through a fake Instagram profile, kidnapped and held for a ransom of Rs.20 lakh. Four men have been arrested in connection with the crime.

According to the police, the minor had befriended a girl on Instagram, which later turned out to be a fake profile operated by the accused. Asked to come and meet 'her', he travelled from Airoli to Kalyan in a cab booked by the accused themselves.

"When he reached the location, the accused told him that the girl was their sister and convinced him to accompany them to a nearby flat," said the investigating officer. Once he set foot inside the apartment at Nandivali village in Kalyan East, the boy was co...