A Class 1 student was kidnapped in Delhi by two bikers who stopped a school bus (Representational)
Highlights
- Bikers stopped school bus in Delhi, kidnapped nursery student
- They shot at the driver
- Around 14 children were on the bus when it was attacked
A four-year-old nursery student was kidnapped in Delhi by two bikers who climbed aboard a school van full of children and shot at the driver on Thursday, a day before Republic Day, for which the city is under heavy security.
Around 14 children were on the bus when the kidnappers blocked it at an area in east Delhi, around 7.40 am. The driver had stopped to pick up a student. A black bike with two men pulled up alongside.
The bikers, their faces obscured by helmets, held a gun to the driver's head and threatened to shoot if anybody raised an alarm.
While one man kept the driver rooted at gunpoint, the other grabbed the four-year-old child. The boy's sister, who is in Class 3, tried to hold on to him but couldn't, say sources. When the driver tried to stop them, the men shot him in the leg and ran away with the child.
The brazen kidnapping by armed men has left the city in shock, especially since it has taken place at a time there is tight security in the capital for the Republic Day celebration as well as the ASEAN summit, for which 10 world leaders are in Delhi.
Yesterday,
a school bus was attacked in Gurgaon near Delhi by a mob protesting the film "
Padmaavat".
Children and teachers were seen on the floor of the bus, taking cover as some 60 attackers hurled stones and attacked the bus with bamboo sticks.
Many schools near Delhi are shut today over security worries.