The Ulhasnagar police have rescued a five-month-old boy from a Maoist area of Bihar and arrested two people who kidnapped him. The police said the boy was taken from his parents from Ulhasnagar to Hyderabad on the pretext of giving free treatment. The parents who used to beg for alms in Ulhasnagar claim the boy was taken to Hyderabad and later on the pretext of being given treatment, to Bihar. The police team first reached Hyderabad and later went to Bihar from where the minor was rescued and the two people were arrested. Investigations will shed light on the motives behind the kidnapping and bring justice to those responsible.

According to the police, the complainant, identified as Meena Sunil Sonawane is a resident of Kalyan. Sonawane told the police that her five-month-old child Kartik had been kidnapped. “On May 1, Kartik was taken to Hyderabad under the pretext of giving free treatment. The parents were informed that his treatment could take at least a month. Meena contacted them continuously but got no response. The accused woman also demanded R2 lakh as expenses for the boy’s medical treatment, if Meena wanted the child back,” said a police officer.