Updated On: 11 May, 2024 05:24 AM IST | Mumbai | Faisal Tandel
The accused is a teacher whose desperation for a child drove the sinister plot to kidnap the infant

The six moth old baby with the police
The Khadakpada police in Kalyan, along with the Madhya Pradesh police, have apprehended six individuals, who were involved in the kidnapping of a six-month-old boy from Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh. Authorities reported that among the arrested suspects is a teacher and five accomplices responsible for hatching the abduction. During the investigation, police said that the teacher, a 53-year-old man, wanted a child and paid Rs 29 lakh to acquire the child through illicit means.
According to the police, a case was filed at the Civil Line police station in Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh, on May 7. The case was registered against an unknown individual under Sections 370, 363, and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The baby boy belonged to a couple residing on the streets, who claimed in their statement to the police that a motorcyclist had approached them. They alleged that the motorcyclist forcibly took away their six-month-old baby and fled the scene.