Delhi Police arrested a 22-year-old man for allegedly kidnapping a one-and-a-half-year-old boy at North-east Delhi’s Nand Nagri area, police said on Tuesday.
According to DCP AK Singla, (Northeast), the accused has been identified as Satyaveer Yadav. Yadav told police that he kidnapped the child for ransom as he is unemployed.
On February 6, a woman approached local police alleging that her grandson, who was playing in front of their home, has gone missing.
She told police that when she came out of her house to check on him, she found that he was not there and she alleged that some unknown person has kidnapped her grandson.
Following which a team was constituted to look for the child.
“During investigation, efforts were made to trace the child at bus terminals, railway stations, metro stations, night shelters, taxi stand, hotels in Delhi. A message was also sent on social media platforms like Whatsapp, Facebook,” said the DCP.
The kidnapped boy was recovered within four hours by the patrolling staff who found him with the accused at the Mitti Park ground in Sunder Nagri. The accused was subsequently arrested and the child was rescued safely. The accused is a resident of Bareilly and has been staying in Delhi for the last four-five years.