HYDERABAD: A two-year-old girl who was kidnapped at Thondupally was reunited with her family within two hours on Thursday. Police arrested an autorickshaw driver, S Sandeep, for allegedly kidnapping the toddler.
At 10.20am on Thursday, Sonu Kumar, a worker at a brick kiln in Thondupally, lodged a complaint with the Shamshabad police stating that his daughter, Simpi, went missing while playing in front of the brick kiln around 9.30am.
During preliminary probe, police found that the girl was abducted by an autorickshaw driver. “A ragpicker from Bihar, who was collecting bottles near the brick kiln, saw the girl, who was crying on the road, being taken away by an autorickshaw driver,” ACP, Shamshabad S Ashok Kumar Goud said.
Police teams launched a manhunt to nab the offender and obtained the autorickshaw’s registration number after analysing CCTV footage.
Using the vehicle registration details, police contacted the owner of the autorickshaw, who informed them that one S Sandeep (35) from Maharashtra, was riding the three-wheeler. The autorickshaw owner then took police to Sandeep’s house in Rallaguda area of Shamshabad.
“We found the girl asleep inside Sandeep’s hut. Sandeep tried to fool us by saying that he took the girl home as she was alone on the road. He should have informed police or locals. We have arrested Sandeep and the girl has been handed over to her mother,” the ACP said. “Sandeep is married, but they have no children,” police said.
At 10.20am on Thursday, Sonu Kumar, a worker at a brick kiln in Thondupally, lodged a complaint with the Shamshabad police stating that his daughter, Simpi, went missing while playing in front of the brick kiln around 9.30am.
During preliminary probe, police found that the girl was abducted by an autorickshaw driver. “A ragpicker from Bihar, who was collecting bottles near the brick kiln, saw the girl, who was crying on the road, being taken away by an autorickshaw driver,” ACP, Shamshabad S Ashok Kumar Goud said.
Police teams launched a manhunt to nab the offender and obtained the autorickshaw’s registration number after analysing CCTV footage.
Using the vehicle registration details, police contacted the owner of the autorickshaw, who informed them that one S Sandeep (35) from Maharashtra, was riding the three-wheeler. The autorickshaw owner then took police to Sandeep’s house in Rallaguda area of Shamshabad.
“We found the girl asleep inside Sandeep’s hut. Sandeep tried to fool us by saying that he took the girl home as she was alone on the road. He should have informed police or locals. We have arrested Sandeep and the girl has been handed over to her mother,” the ACP said. “Sandeep is married, but they have no children,” police said.
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