Nayati returns home

There was overwhelming relief and joy in Malaysia and several other countries when news of kidnapped boy Nayati Shamelin Moodliar’s reunion with his parents broke early yesterday. It was a thankful Thursday morning when the news of Nayati was found safely reached my ears. I was so happy and relieved to hear the news from social media. Nayati is back home after his 6 days ordeal with the kidnappers. For the past one week, the boy became a sensational news to local and international media where posters of Nayati Shamelin Moodliar was distributed across the country, at restaurants and even on private and public vehicles.

The boy was found at the R & R Sg Buloh early last Thursday morning, May 3rd along the North-South Expressway at 7.55am. The parents, police and relatives rushed to the scene to be reunited with him. It was learnt that Nayati was left at the highway rest area by his kidnappers after an undetermined amount of ransom was paid (rumor says it was close to RM300k!). The ransom was given a night earlier at an undisclosed location in Cheras.

A source close to the investigations revealed yesterday that the kidnappers had contacted the family within 24 hours of the boy being forced into a car near the Mont Kiara International School last Friday. The kidnappers made contact through a social networking website, instead of the conventional method of using the handphone. "This is the first kidnapping case here where the suspects had contacted the victim's family through the Internet instead of using mobile phones," the source revealed. It is learnt that the kidnappers had initially demanded a ransom of RM1 million, but after negotiations, the amount was reduced (Source: NST.com.my).

However although there was widespread of publicity blitz for a kidnapping case, it shows that we as a human being felt for the plights of the parent when their child was kidnapped. Just put ourselves in their shoes and we will understand. Personally, I was overjoyed and relieved to see Nayati reunited with his family and back to his normal life. Today I am writing this after 2 weeks of the kidnapping, I was even happy to know that the police nabbed the suspected kidnappers involved in Nayati’s case as quoted in the malaysiandigest.com. I have attached the link below for your information.