Jhansi : A six-year-old boy, who was allegedly abducted by a driver, was eventually traced within two hours by police on Tuesday evening.
The boy’s parents immediately alerted police, following which a search operation was launched.
The boy’s parents had stopped at a petrol pump in the Gursarai area of Jhansi while their son, Sarthak, remained seated inside their SUV, according to police. Police said the accused abandoned the vehicle near the Moth bypass and fled. The parents told police that Awasthi had been hired as a replacement for their regular driver, who was on leave. Sources said cash allegedly collected by the businessman from shopkeepers to whom he supplied goods was also missing from the vehicle. Circle officer (Garotha) Piyush Kumar Pandey said a case had been registered and police teams had been formed to arrest the accused driver.
About two hours later, a police team found the SUV parked on the service road near the Kumharrar Bridge in the Moth area. The child was found safe inside the vehicle and was subsequently reunited with his family. However, police did not officially confirm the claim.