5-yr-old boy kidnapped from Goregaon; police arrest accused, rescue kid in 24 hours

On February 11, one Karan Kanojiya (24), who was a friend of the boy’s father, allegedly kidnapped the child and escaped.

When the mother learnt about it, the couple approached Borivali Railway police station.

Following this, Senior Inspector Dattaji Khuperkar Wednesday registered a case of kidnapping under Section 137 (2) of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) and pressed multiple teams to trace the kid and the kidnapper.

After finding out the location of the accused, a police team along with the crime detection branch personnel laid a trap in Kalyan city. When the accused arrived there with the child he was nabbed on Wednesday night.

After preliminary inquiry, police took the accused and child to Borivali GRP and the boy was handed over to his family.

While the accused told police that since he does not have a child, he planned to take the child to his native village in Lucknow, police are verifying his claims.