Bhubaneswar, Jan. 3 -- A nine-year-old boy who was allegedly kidnapped by two bike-borne miscreants from outside his house at Cement Nagar in ACC Colony of Bargarh Town on Sunday evening was rescued by some local residents a few hours after the incident.

Mohammad Muazzam, a class 3 student and son of Jamil Akhtar Khan, Chief Manager-CSR Head of ACC Bargarh Cement Plant, was kidnapped by two unidentified persons while he was playing in front of his house at around 6.45 pm yesterday, as per a complaint lodged at the Bargarh Town Police Station.

Muazzam's father mentioned in his complaint that the kidnappers had also dropped a hand-written note in English near the garage of his house in which they had demanded Rs 10 lakh ransom to release ...