Cops rescue 8-year-old boy kidnapped by watchman

An eightyearold boy kidnapped by his housing societys watchman was rescued within nine hours thanks to the swift and wellcoordinated actions taken by the Dattawadi policeThe arrested watchman Pavan PatilThe motive behind the kidnapping of Dev name changed which occurred on Sunday at around 4 pm is not yet completely clear But police claim that the watchman Pavan Patil alias Pavan Lingaraj Vaze was allegedly not paid for the past 10 months by the security agency he works for and may have done the crime for moneyPast midnight on Sunday around 1245 am the police arrested Patil who was working as a security guard at the Ganga Paritosh society at Suncity Road off Sinhagad Road for the past eight monthsThe boys mother Tinku Roy said Patil was familiar with every one of us since he was working at the society for the past eight months My son wanted to ride his bicycle but the brakes and paddles were broken So Patil told us he would take him to a repair shop in MahalaxmiThe boy with his parents and sister PicsMohan PatilHe asked us for Rs 200 and took him to the shop at around 4 pm I was waiting for them to return but they didnt After about half an hour I along with my neighbors Varsha Shinde and Sarika Godse went to the shop We spotted my sons cycle there and the shop owner told us that the watchman had left the shop a few minutes agoDevs father Samarpan who deals in materials needed for mobile towers was in Chandigarh on a business trip at the timeSaid Tinku We waited till 7 pm for my son and he watchman to return but they didnt After that we decided to approach the police When Dattawadi police got to know about the incident their staff swung into action and detected Patils mobile tower location at Satara around 11 pmEnemy within Residents of Ganga Paritosh society at Suncity Road off Sinhagad Road said they trusted the watchman inset Pavan PatilA police team left for Satara but the cops feared that by the time theyd reach Patil would escape So they alerted the Satara police and Patil was nabbed Tinku saidThe Satara police caught up with Patil near Mahuli railway station Yesterday he was remanded in police custody till February 28 by the court of judicial magistrate first classTinkus neighbours Varsha and Sarika who accompanied her to the cycle shop said Patil was one of the several watchmen who had worked for so long at the society He had won our confidence and trust but now we dont know what to say about him He now claims that he was not paid by his employer for the last 10 monthsOrdeal is over The boys mother Tinku left and their neighbour Sarika Godse narrating the incidentSaid Tinku We appointed one watchman on the day shift and another on night shift After this incident we enquired of the security agency owner Ramesh More about Patil But to our surprise the agency also turned out be unauthorizedKudos to copsCops said Patil had taken Dev to the MumbaiDehuroad bypass from where they went to Satara in a jeep Patil had bought train tickets for Kolhapur at the Mahuli railway station when he was apprehended by the policeA team of Inspector Sambhaji Nimbalkar assistant police inspector Jyoti Gadkari Sampat Pawar subinspector Amit Shitole and constables Sachin Dhawale Suraj Sawant and Nilesh Jamdade among others pulled off the rescue operation successfully Constable Dhawale has been rewarded with Rs 5000 by senior police officers for his crucial role in the operationThe Roys neighbours Shinde and Godse said We never thought that the police would be so cooperative After rescuing Dev API Gadkari visited our society and counselled us about precautionary measures It was totally unexpected for us and we have decided to felicitate themInspector Sambhaji Nimbalkar in charge of Dattawadi police station said The rescue operation was a team effort We have registered a separate case against the owner of the unauthorized security agency He added We appeal to citizens to take necessary precautions while sending their children to play and also while appointing security guards