A three-month-old baby girl, who was stolen from her parents at the Koyambedu fruit market on Monday morning, was traced at night.
The police said the parents of the child from Nondiyampakkam village, Villupuram district, were working as labourers at the market. They used to sleep in front of the shop at night.
On Sunday, the couple went to sleep at 11 p.m. in their usual place. At 3.30 a.m. on Monday, they found their daughter Sanjana missing. Ramesh, the child’s father, lodged a complaint with the Koyambedu police.
Police personnel, led by Koyambedu inspector Chidambara Murugesan, launched an investigation. On the scrutiny of CCTV camera footage, the police saw three men taking the child away.
Meanwhile, the Ambattur patrol police, based on information that a child was found abandoned on the road, rushed to the spot. It was confirmed that the child was Sanjana.
She was rescued around 10 p.m.
Police suspect that the kidnappers must have abandoned the child after knowing that the police were closing in on them.