A six-year-old boy from Chhattisgarh who was kidnapped near a bus stand in Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh was rescued by Karnataka Police in Bengaluru, it was announced on Saturday.
Shivam Kumar Sahu, who had gone with his family to the Tirupati temple last month, was abducted by an unidentified person in Tirupati town.
The boy’s distraught family, which hails from Gariaband district in Chhattisgarh, lodged a complaint with police in Tirupati.
Bengaluru Police, who rescued the minor, made a video call to the boy’s family and he spoke to them, an official press release said.
The boy was rescued due to the joint efforts of Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka Police, the release said.
Chhattisgarh Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu congratulated the police force of all three states.