Archive · 27 Oct 2025
School Bus Driver Arrested for Kidnapping Threat
A school bus driver named Hariram Soma, who also ran a mobile shop, was arrested for a serious crime.
He sent a message to a student's mother, saying he would kidnap her child if she didn't pay him money.
He used a phone number and SIM card from his shop to send the threat and even used a photo of the boy.
The police quickly found out who sent the messages.
They found him and arrested him, making sure the boy was safe.
The police are now looking into whether he targeted other families.
A school bus driver was arrested for threatening to kidnap a student.
The driver demanded Rs 4 lakh from the student's family.
The threats were sent via text message and WhatsApp.
The police traced the message to a mobile shop.
The driver has been booked for criminal intimidation and extortion.
- Who
- Hariram Soma, a school bus driver.
- What
- Threatened to kidnap a student and demanded ransom.
- When
- Threats were sent on Saturday; Soma was arrested Sunday.
- Where
- Kashimira, Thane district, Maharashtra.
- Why
- To make quick money.
- Accused
- Hariram Soma, 37
- Location
- Kashimira, Thane district, Maharashtra
- Victim
- 15-year-old student
- Demand
- Rs 4 lakh
- Charges
- Criminal intimidation, extortion
- Arrest Date
- Sunday