Stranger befriends woman at New Delhi railway station, abducts her baby — 48-hour rescue op follows
The three-month-old child was traced to Rajasthan, and the accused was arrested. Here’s how the police found them.
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The accused, 32-year-old Jitender Kumar, allegedly told police during questioning that a relative had persuaded him to find a baby boy. (Specially arranged)Earlier this week, a woman boarded a train from Chennai with her three-month-old baby. She was heading to Delhi to visit a relative in Anand Parbat.
When she arrived at New Delhi Railway Station, she met a man who struck up a conversation — he spoke with her for over two hours to gain her trust. Claiming to be a helpful acquaintance, he offered to accompany her to her relative’s house.
On the way, he led her to a cloth shop and gave her Rs 150, asking her to buy a dress for the baby while he waited outside with the child. When she came out, both the man and her infant had disappeared.
Panicking, the woman immediately approached the police and reported her child missing.
Two days later, the baby was traced to Rajasthan and safely reunited with the mother, police said.
According to police, the incident took place on Tuesday. An FIR was registered under BNS section 137(2) (kidnapping) at Anand Parbat police station, and a special team was set up under the supervision of senior officers.
“The team analysed CCTV footage from about 100 cameras… The suspect was seen getting away with the baby. To identify the accused person, his pictures were also run through the Artificial Intelligence FRS software used by the Central District. The accused was identified and traced to his village in Rajasthan’s Khetri. Immediately, a police team was dispatched, and the accused was arrested. The kidnapped baby was safely recovered from the accused,” said DCP (Central) Nidhin Valsan.
The accused, 32-year-old Jitender Kumar, allegedly told police during questioning that a relative had persuaded him to find a baby boy, promising financial support in return, as the family had no male child.
So he travelled to Delhi intending to abduct a child. Police said he lay in wait at the railway station when he spotted the woman and approached her.
Police marked the child’s reunion with his mother by cutting a cake alongside the investigating team and the DCP. Videos of the celebration show the baby being handed over to a visibly relieved mother.
Speaking to the police team, the mother said, “I lost my child in Delhi, but with the help of all the police uncles here, I was reunited with him. I’m very grateful for their help.”
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