Hyderabad: Afzalgunj police save kidnapped two-month-old infant

Hyderabad: The police cracked a kidnapping case of an infant within 24 hours which took place in Afzalgunj on Friday. An infant who was kidnapped from her mother's side while they slept on a footpath at Osmania General Hospital in Hyderabad was rescued by Afzalgunj police. After going through the CCTV footage, the police traced the suspects and arrested them. The suspects were identified as Jyothi from Maharashtra and her relative Vikas Kumar from Jharkhand. It is said that accused were planning to the two-month-old child.

Police traced them using CCTV footage and found they were moving towards toddy compound in Falaknuma. The child has been handed over to the Women and Child Welfare Department's Childline.

It is to mention here that, a two-month-old infant was apprehended near the Afzalgunj police station limits. Swati, the mother of the baby, lives a life on the footpaths and earns by asking alms.

It is learnt that the baby was kidnapped when the mother was asleep along with the child, an unknown lady aged about 30 years accompanied by a male associate, kidnapped the infant and fled from the area. When the mother realized that her child was kidnapped, she raised a hue and cry.

The Afzalgunj police immediately swung into action and checked the CCTV cameras in the area, in which they could successfully trace footage of the kidnapper lady and her associate. The police find that the kidnappers boarded a TSRTC bus and proceeded towards Falaknuma area.

The Afzalgunj police have registered a case of kidnapping and investigation is underway. The police have requested the public to share any information about the kidnappers on mobile number 8712660530 (SHO Afzalgunj PS).