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The Antop Hill police on Tuesday arrested one Monu Singh (22) and his accomplice Sachin Sonawane (23) for allegedly kidnapping six-year-old Prahlad Gupta from near his residence in Sion.

According to the police, about an year ago, Singh had been sacked by Prahlad’s father Omprakash Gupta, who owns several jewellery shops. It was then that Singh had plotted revenge, the police added.

Though the boy was rescued from Mumbra on Sunday night, the accused had managed to evade arrest then. Acting on a tip-off, the police arrested Singh from Diva and Sonawane from Dombivli.

A police officer said the accused were inspired by Ajay Devgan-starrer Apaharan, and had been planning the abduction for the past three months. “The accused planned to kill the boy if they had failed in their plans,” the officer added.

“They demanded a ransom of Rs 30 lakh. They hoped this would help them tide over financial crisis, buy a house and get married,” said senior inspector Vishnu Deokar of Antop Hill police station.

Singh, who Prahlad was acquainted with, would meet the boy daily while he was playing outside his residence. “Singh would offer the boy chocolates that helped him develop a rapport with the kid,” said deputy commissioner of police (Zone IV) Sanjay Bhaviskar.

Six police teams, posing as auto and taxi drivers, accompanied Gupta to all the locations where Singh had called him. “The duo called me repeatedly and told us to meet them at various locations in Vikhroli, Bhandup and at Airoli bridge. But there was no sign of them,” said Gupta.

On Sunday evening, Gupta received another call from the abductors and was allowed to talk with his child. Later, they abused him for not paying the ransom and asked him to reach Bandra at 6.30 pm. However, they kept chainging the venue. The boy was finally found at Mumbra railway station.