Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Man Arrested After Four-Day Chase to Rescue Kidnapped Boy
An 11-year-old boy disappeared after leaving home for school.
His family said they later received a call from Dharam Pal, a man they knew.
Police allege that Dharam Pal had taken the boy.
They said his marriage proposal for the boy’s older sister had been rejected by her family.
Officers searched for him for four days.
On Friday, they found him near Azadpur Flyover in Delhi.
Police said Dharam Pal consumed poison while trying to avoid arrest.
He was taken to a hospital, and the boy was rescued safely.
Police arrested 26-year-old Dharam Pal near Delhi’s Azadpur Flyover on Friday.
The 11-year-old boy was allegedly kidnapped after his family rejected Dharam Pal’s marriage proposal for his elder sister.
The child went missing on August 31 after leaving home for school.
Dharam Pal allegedly called the boy’s mother and said the child was with him.
Police said Dharam Pal consumed poison while officers were closing in and was taken to hospital; the boy was rescued safely.
- Who
- Delhi police arrested 26-year-old Dharam Pal and rescued an 11-year-old boy.
- What
- The boy was allegedly kidnapped after Dharam Pal’s marriage proposal for his elder sister was rejected.
- When
- The boy went missing on August 31; the arrest and rescue occurred on Friday after a four-day chase.
- Where
- Dharam Pal was intercepted near Azadpur Flyover in Delhi, and was taken to Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital.
- Why
- Police allege the kidnapping was connected to the boy’s family rejecting Dharam Pal’s marriage proposal for his elder sister.
- Accused
- Dharam Pal, 26
- Child’s age
- 11
- Missing since
- August 31
- Search duration
- Four days
- Arrest location
- Azadpur Flyover, Delhi
- Hospital
- Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital
- Outcome
- The child was rescued safely