Five held for kidnapping 3-yr-old girl

New Delhi: Five people, including a couple, were in

connection with the alleged kidnapping of a three-year-old

girl in outer Delhi’s Raj Park, police said on Friday. Ravi (26), his

wife Santosh (25), Mahesh (25), Guddan (26) and Ram Prasad

(36) were arrested and the child was safely and

handed over to her parents, the police said, adding that Rs

84,500 was also recovered from the accused.

On Tuesday, the victim’s mother reported that at 8.30pm, her

daughter was playing with other children in a park in front of

her house, when she went missing, the police said.

A case was registered, and while scanning through the CCTV

footage, police noticed a couple carrying a child, a cop said.

The couple were identified and nabbed on April 7, but the

child could not be found at their residence, he added.

Police found that Ram Prasad had asked Mahesh to arrange

for a child for adoption for his sister Guddan. After the girl was

kidnapped, she was handed over to Guddan in exchange for

Rs 1 lakh, the officer said. PTI

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