A four-year old boy, who had disappeared mysteriously from the premises of lady Hardinge Hospital, has been rescued by the Special cell on Tuesday evening. The child had come to the hospital along with his mother and police suspect that he was lured by a woman, as his mother forgot to keep an eye on him. The child was rescued from Jhandewalan area from a woman, identified as Sunita (34), who is into child trafficking. Her interrogation later revealed that she was about to strike a deal with a prospective buyer for the child.
According to police sources, the incident was reported around 10:30 am. The police officials had searched the hospital thoroughly but the child, identified as Anshul, could not be found. CCTV footages at the hospital revealed that the child has been kidnapped and a case was registered at Mandir Marg police station. In the CCTV footage Anshul was seen following a woman near the OPD block. The information was also shared with other divisions of the Delhi Police and a team of Special Cell which was already working on cases regarding child trafficking traced the child. Sources revealed that Sunita’s associate Anita, whom she was supposed to sell the child, was earlier arrested in a robbery case and was on earlier occasions involved in kidnapping cases too.
Meanwhile, the Additional Commissioner of Police (New Delhi District) SBS Tyagi said, “The boy will be taken before the Child Welfare Committee and will be handed over to his parents after the legalities are done.”