Hyderabad: Baby, cop all smiles after police rescue kidnapped toddler within 15 hours
Four-month old Faizan Khan was kidnapped while he was sleeping next to his mother on the footpath in Nampally, Hyderabad. The police sprung into action and nabbed the abductors who were trying to sell the baby within 15 hours.
A photo of an infant smiling at a police officer has gone viral on social media. The photo was shared by IPS officer, Swati Lakra on Twitter and was also retweeted by Hyderabad Police. The image has since been shared by over 1,700 times.
The image shows SHO of Nampally, R Sanjay Kumar holding a 4-month old child who is smiling broadly at him. The infant who was abducted from near his mother while sleeping on the road was rescued by the Nampally police in 15 hours. The infant who is named, Faizan Khan, was abducted by two people at around 3 am in the night from next to his mother who was sleeping on the pavement with Faizan. Humera Begum (21) survives by asking for alms and sleeps on the pavement in Nampally area of Hyderabad.
The two men who abducted the child and were planning to sell him were also arrested on Thurday. Mohammed Mustaq (42) and Mohammed Yousuf (25) were arrested.
"She woke up around 4 am and found the child missing, and after searching for some time, she approached the police," R Sanjay Kumar, Inspector, Nampally told Telangana Today .
CCTV footage was reviewed and the child was rescued and the kidnappers nabbed. After further interrogation, the men told the police that they were planning to sell the child to a friend, Mohammed Ghouse, a resident of Rahmathnagar.