Maharashtra: National bravery hero, sibling kidnapped from home

Jalgaon (Maharashtra): A national bravery hero Nilesh from Maharashtra, who was honoured by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year, was kidnapped along with his sibling from their home here on Friday.

The officer of Mukti Nagar Police Station sid , "A complaint was registered by their mother Sundarbai R. Bhil late Friday night that her sons, Nilesh and Ganpat, went missing and were kidnapped by some unknown persons.

It may be mentioned that Nilesh Bhil, 12, received the National Bravery Award in January 2016 for saving a village boy from drowning in a water tank the previous year.

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Top police officers at the local and regional levels are monitoring the investigations involving the national hero and his seven-year old younger brother.

The police official stated , "The motive behind the suspected kidnapping is not yet clear.We are trying are best to rescue them."

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