Man arrested for kidnapping children playing doorbell game in Chile's Vitacura

A man in Vitacura, Chile, faces charges of child abduction after a disturbing incident where he pursued and forcibly took several children playing a doorbell-ditching game. The children, students at Colegio Manquehue, were playing "rin raja" (ring and run) on a street late Friday night.

According to a complaint filed by the children's families, the man emerged from his house in a state of agitation after the children rang his doorbell for the second time. He then chased the minors in his truck through the neighborhood streets. The complaint details that the man caught up to the children, struck them, and threatened them with a firearm before forcing several into his vehicle.

The episode concluded with the man's arrest. He has been placed in preventive detention as the investigation into the child abduction continues. The incident has caused significant alarm among parents and the local community.