Mathura: Quick thinking by a trader and the brave alertness shown by his 12-year-old son led to the arrest of an alleged member of a gang of kidnappers here and the foiling of their plan to abduct the former's family, police said.

According to police, the incident took place in the wee hours yesterday as an alleged gang of kidnappers intercepted the vehicle in which the trader from Bareli was travelling along with his family.