This story is from February 22, 2020

Uttar Pradesh: 8-month-old boy rescued, kidnappers arrested

An eight-month-old boy abducted from Mirzapur district in December 2019 was rescued on Friday after his kidnappers, including a woman and a minor, were arrested on a tip-off.
Uttar Pradesh: 8-month-old boy rescued, kidnappers arrested
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VARANASI: An eight-month-old boy abducted from Mirzapur district in December 2019 was rescued on Friday after his kidnappers, including a woman and a minor, were arrested on a tip-off.
Dharmraj of Sikari village under Padari police station of Mirzapur, had lodged an abduction FIR against unidentified persons after his son Sagar went missing on December 17.
Padari inspector Manjay Singh said the name of one Shankar Chauhan of Devapur village came to light during investigation.
Police followed a tip-off and caught Shankar, his wife Shivani and his 14-year-old brother at Dagmagpur Crossing. The infant was with them on a bike.
During interrogation, Shankar confessed that he had abducted the baby boy because his wife was unable to conceive. His juvenile brother and he had picked up the infant from Dharmraj’s shop during a visit last year.
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