‘Kidnapped’ for 27 years: Family finds lost son in neighbour's yard; this is what happens next

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Also Read: SBI FD rate hike: State Bank of India raises fixed deposit interest rates on these tenors. Check latest FD rates here According to a report by The Sun, 45-year-old Omar vanished from his house in 1997. When his family failed to find him, it was assumed that he had died during a civil war between Algeria's government and Islamist rebel groups.

However, Omar was alive and living next to their door. The guy who was kidnapped as a teenager was rescued from a hay-covered cellar on Sunday, May 12, reported The Sun. Also Read: Viral video: Woman kisses King Cobra on head, netizens say she's ‘out of her mind’ The shocking footage shows Omar being rescued from the cellar and being helped out of the cellar.

He was kept inside the cellar since 1997 by his neighbour. The cellar was located on the property, which was only yards away from his family's house. Family's 61-year-old neighbour is the prime suspect in the case, who is believed to have abducted Omar 27 years ago.

The cellar was hidden beneath a sheep farm and Omar was kept under haystacks, reported The Sun citing local media reports. Also Read: Elephant's 'common sense' amazes singer Hariharan: Viral video leaves Internet divided, 'Feel humiliated...' Omar continued to remain inside prison and was not able to seek help or come out of the cellar because of a spell the alleged kidnapper had cast on him, reported The Sun, referring to the local media. After the shocking incident came to the limelight, officials arrested the suspect, and the investigation into the matter is underway.