Police in Madagascar have arrested three people suspected of involvement in a child kidnapping ring that has been operating in the country. Six children have been kidnapped and two people have been murdered in related incidents over the last few months. The victims have been from the Karana community, of Indo-Pakistani origin. Investigations by a special crime squad in the capital and the port of Tamatave have led to the arrest of three alleged kidnappers. In most cases the kidnapped children were eventually released after the payment of a ransom – often in the regions of thousands of dollars – but in one particular instance two children managed to escape. In another incident, the father of one of the children was killed while trying to intervene. The arrests have been welcomed by the Karana community, although they have said that those who have been masterminding the operation may still be at large. Full Story
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