Kidnapping

What is kidnapping?The crime of unlawfully seizing and carrying away a person by force or Fraud, or seizing and detaining a person against his or her will with an intent to carry that person away at a later time. In criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or transportation of a person against that person's will, usually to hold the person in false imprisonment, a confinement without legal authority. This may be done for ransom or in furtherance of another crime, or in connection with a child custody dispute. When it is done with legal authority, it is often called arrest or imprisonment.

Case study

NAGA VAISHNAVI

Naga Vaishnavi (January 21, 2000 – February 2, 2010) was the daughter of Palagani Prabhakara Rao, a noted businessman in Andhra Pradesh, and his second wife Narmada. Vaishnavi was kidnapped on January 30,

2010, and murdered by her kidnappers on February 2 of that same year. That incident caused tremendous shock for her father, resulting in cardiac arrest and

death. She was also previously kidnapped in 2005. Her murder caused widespread outrage throughout

Andhra Pradesh.She had an older brother named Sai Tejesh who

escaped from the truck when Vaishnavi was kidnapped.

The trial in the sensational case took a curious turn, with the main accused Srinivas Rao turning hostile on his earlier

confession and accusing the victim's own mother of masterminding the crime.

Srinivas Rao shouted that he was innocent, in front of the media person present at the court where he was brought for

a hearing.

The main accused alleged that Pedana MLA Jogi Ramesh and his police officer brother-in-law Swamy were the 2

accomplices in the heinous crime.

The Naga Vaishnavi murder case shook the state on January 30, when the girl was reported dead two days after she was

kidnapped. Her car driver was killed at the time of her kidnapping. She was killed, and her body was thrown into a

furnace by the killers. The news of her death led to the death of her father Palagani Prabhakara Rao.

So far, the murders of Naga Vaishnavi and her car driver were believed to have been carried out by Venkat Rao Goud,

brother-in-law of Naga Vaishnavi's father. Venkat Rao Goud is the brother of Prabhakar Rao's first wife. Srinivas Rao is

Venkat Rao's relative.

Meanwhile, the judge postponed further hearing in the case to July 21. Srinivasa Rao is believed to have submitted his

accusations before the judge in writing.

STRANGER DANGER ESCAPE LESSONS

• If a stranger in a car wants you to come closer, run as fast as you can in the opposite direction while screaming "Help! Police!"• Thrash, fight, bite, and scream, "Help! Police!" repeatedly, shed a jacket or backpack that is grabbed, drop any excess baggage slowing you down and escape to a populated area. YELL! RUN! TELL! The kidnapper fears a public spectacle and may simply flee alone. Also, witnesses may intervene, or at least identify the kidnapper and/or vehicle.• If there’s a gun, ignore it and run! A gun is used to scare – rarely if ever to shoot a child. (Besides, if he's willing to quickly kill a child on the spot, he'll slowly do worse harm at leisure before killing the child later at a secluded, secondary crime scene anyway.)• Activate their personal security alarm (noisemaker).• Run in circles around an object such as a parked car.• Get under a car (belly up) and hold onto the underside so he can’t drag them out. If he crawls under there after them, get out on the other side.• Pull a fire alarm.

IF THE CHILD IS ALREADY IN THE KIDNAPPER'S CAR CAUTION:

These escape maneuvers, if not carefully taught, may injure the child or others. The parents must assume all responsibility and decide if the benefit outweighs the risk. Practice these maneuvers in a parked vehicle with the motor turned off.The main idea is to stop the kidnapper – the sooner the better – from driving the child to a secluded location. The child must disrupt the kidnapper’s ability to drive and/or cause the car to crash while it’s moving at a slow speed. This will attract the attention of other people and give the child a chance to flee. Do one or more of the following:• Immediately, before he even begins to drive her away, she can thrust herself between the driver and steering wheel – hanging onto the steering wheel with all her might while blaring the horn. Do this as soon as possible– or whenever she gets the chance.• Grab the ignition key to turn off the engine – causing the car to suddenly slow and the steering to freeze. • Grab the steering wheel while he’s in mid-turn.• Brace her back against the door and attack the kidnapper with the powerful Defensive Ground Kicks taught in Fighting Strategies. He won’t be able to drive while absorbing a rapid-fire barrage of such kicks.• Jump out the door whenever the car is not moving.• Scream “Help! Police!” whenever a window or door is opened.• If she’s a back seat passenger, she may still be able to attack the driver by attacking his eyes or throat from behind at a critical time. At a very slow speed, cause the car to crash!

PERSONAL SAFETY DEVICES & RESOURCES

 GPS Child Locator: a child tracking device. A variety of models are available. I highly recommend these if used with the utmost parental discretion.• Personal Security Alarm: (noisemaker or screamer). Most attackers won’t chase a noisy target.• The RadKids.org superbly covers child self-defense (from bullies, molesters, kidnappers) as well as all-around child safety tips (for fires, traffic, getting lost, etc.) for ages 5-12. The instruction level increases for each age group. And it’s a terrific bargain: pay the low fee once (which barely covers overhead costs) and your child can return again and again for free at any RadKids location nationwide.• The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

(NCMEC) Missing Kids. Their 24-hour hotline is   800-THE-

LOST (  800-843-5678).

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