Patna: The family of teenage schoolboy Akash has received a ransom letter for his safe release even as the Bihar police continues to grope in the dark to know his whereabouts nearly eight months after his abduction.

The boy's father Yogendra Pandey said he found the ransom letter demanding Rs 10 lakh stuck to the main door of his residence here yesterday.

The receipt of the letter was confirmed by city superintendent of police Anwar Hussain. The letter claimed that Akash was safe and was in the custody of kidnappers.

I have secured a copy of the letter as senior superintendent of police Amit Kumar asked me to inquire into its authenticity, he said.

The 14-year-old student of class IX of DAV Public School here was kidnapped on way to school on August 10 last year and a special team was constituted to trace him.

The state police headquarters had also announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh to those giving information about the whereabouts of the boy.
Source : PTI