Adnan Patrawala, a teenager, was abducted. His abductors demanded a ransom of 2 crores.

The victim, Adnan Patrawala, left home in a Skoda at 11 pm on Saturday after he received a call from a friend. “Adnan told his family that he was going to meet some friends. After a while, Adnan called up his residence and said he was playing pool and would return in the morning. But at 10 am on Sunday, the Patrawalas received a call from an unidentified person who claimed to have abducted the boy and demanded Rs 2 crore for his release,” said a police officer.

I have high regards for Hindustan Times. As a matter of fact its the only newspaper I love to read. Hindu is good in terms to editorials but I call it a boring newspaper because of so much to read in. Plus the design of the paper needs a serious rethinking. Times of India is more of gossip and only gossip! Perhaps its the soft Playboy of India. HT is more balanced in terms of content and entertainment. (It even offers free epaper subscription). But I would like to point out an ironic situation. Barkha Dutt in an editorial, in HT, has highlighted the depreciating state of affairs in news reporting.