Kidnapped Indian schoolboy rescued amid gunfight

    A child who was kidnapped from a school bus in the Indian capital last month has been rescued.

    Two men on a bike intercepted the bus in east Delhi and kidnapped the six-year-old on 25 January. They also shot dead the driver.

    The child's family later received a ransom call for 6 million rupees. It is unclear whether any cash was paid.

    In the latest development police raided an apartment in Ghaziabad in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, fatally shooting one of the three suspects.

    An officer confirmed the child is now safe and has been returned to his parents.

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