RANIPET: A one-year-old girl, who was abducted while sleeping beside her parents on a pavement in Ranipet town, was rescued after 35 days. Ranipet police arrested five people, including a woman from Andhra Pradesh , involved in the crime.
A release from Ranipet district police said a couple (eking out a living by collecting plastic bottles and begging) fell asleep on a pavement at Manickam Nagar in the town around 9pm on Sept 23. Her mother, S Prema, 23, lodged a complaint with the Sipcot police station. The teams scoured footage from more than 100 CCTV cameras around the crime scene and surrounding routes while utilising technical surveillance to trace the suspects.
Police said further detailed investigation into the network and sequence of events is currently ongoing. When they woke up around 1am the next day, they were shocked to note that the toddler was missing. The district police formed five special teams to trace and rescue the child. Tracking the lead to Andhra Pradesh, a special team rushed to Renigunta, safely rescued the toddler from Malleeswari’s possession, and reunited her with her family. Police arrested Malleeswari, Kausalya, Boopathi, Santhosh and Kumaran.