Raipur

Baby abducted from Urla found, handed over to mother

SR

Emotionally touching movement was witnessed in police control room, civil lines after the 10-months-old baby Aditya who was abducted from Urla on Saturday was reunited with his mother on Monday.

According to police, the baby was found in custody of three persons in Rajnandgaon who have been arrested. The accused have been identified as Mannu Dahire, resident of Achholi, Mukesh Jangde and his wife Rekha Jangde both resident of Rajnandgaon.

Police said the baby was abducted from his home on December 15 just for `8,000 by a person Dhaniram. Mannu Dahire had promised Dhaniram to pay `8,000 if he managed to bring a baby. Further, Dahire had made a deal with Rekha and Mukesh Jangde for arranging a baby for `9,500 only. Rekha has a 13-year-old girl and wanted a boy. However, due to some medical complications she could not conceive baby so she had made deal with Mannu Dahire, police said.

Notably, baby Aditya was abducted from his home in Urla. The prime accused Dhaniram had taken away the baby in name of getting chocolate. After taking baby Dhaniram did not returned then the worried family members tried to search him but could not find the accused. later, they reported the matter to Urla police.

The case was then handed over to Central Crime Branch (CCB) and the CCB sleuths nabbed Dhaniram from Bilaspur within twenty four hours of the happing of crime.

However, cops could not found baby Aditya with Dhaniram and he (Dhaniram) told cops that he had left the baby somewhere in Bemetra. However, cops kept hammering away Dhaniram until he divulged everything and the baby was found.