Patna,(BiharTimes): The maternal grandson of Bihar Finance Minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav has been kidnapped from Pipra block of Supaul district of the state.

According to reports the incident took place on July 1 but it came to light on Sunday as the police had kept it under wraps to trace the kidnappers.

Supaul SP Sudhir Kumar Porika said Manish (11) was kidnapped while he was returning to his school after summer vacation. He is a student of Class VII.

The SP said he is a primary school student and stays at a hostel connected with the school. Reports say he was kidnapped while on his way to the hostel from his home, he added.

Family members have so far not received any ransom call. An FIR has been lodged and raids are being conducted all over the district.

Manish is the student of N M Public School, Parsa, in Supaul.

The minister said that his maternal grandson had been admitted to a newly opened convent at Parsa in Supaul and was going there from his home at Belaukhra village under Pipra block in the district.