FARUKKHABAD: In a shocking incident, a man with a criminal background invited around 90 children for a ‘birthday party’ and then held them hostage.
The incident took place on Thursday evening in Mohamadabad area of Farukkhabad when Subhash Batham, accused in a criminal case, invited 728 local children to his house for a party and then locked them in.
When some local people tried to get the door opened, he started firing from inside in which one person was injured in his leg. Batham even hurled a low intensity bomb from the window.
He allegedly shouted that he had been wrongly framed in a criminal case.
“Twenty children are being held hostage at Kathariya village,” Additional Director General of Police P V Rama Shastri said.
) UP Director General of Police (DGP) OP Singh told reporters that the police were acting with caution to ensure the safety of the children locked inside.
“A special team of trained personnel is at the spot and we have kept NSG commandos on standby. Our priority is to ensure the safety of the children and rescue them at the earliest. It is a difficult situation and all senior police officers are at the spot. We want to rescue the children without any collateral damage. The local legislator, Nagendra Singh, is also trying to talk to the man, “he said.
The police have also called in Batham’s relatives and local village leaders.
A huge crowd has collected at the spot comprising mainly parents of the children who have been held hostage.
Tension prevailed in the area and a heavy deployment of forces has been made in the village.
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