Noida: Six people detained in the case of kidnapping and murder of a student

NOIDA: Six people accused of kidnapping and killing a student of a private university in this Uttar Pradesh district have been arrested under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act. Dadri SHO Sujeet Upadhyay said the accused – Rachit Nagar, Sushant, Sumit, Shivam, Shashikant and Shubham Chaudhary – were arrested under the law on Monday. The accused had allegedly kidnapped Bennett University student Yash Mittal in Dadri in February and taken him to Gajraula in Amroha district where they killed him.

On February 27, Pradeep Mittal had lodged a report at the Dadri police station alleging that the accused had kidnapped his son Yash Mittal and demanded a ransom of Rs 6 crore. The police arrested some people and recovered the student’s body based on their information. A police officer said the accused had called Yash Mittal on the pretext of a party and took him to Gajraula where they drank alcohol together. Following the quarrel, the accused allegedly strangled Yash Mittal to death and buried the body in a pit. His body was recovered from the field of Hrithik, an accused in the case, the official said.