Woman kidnaps two-month-old infant for ‘sacrificial ritual’, apprehended

The DCP said the accused went to the family’s home in Garhi area on Thursday and asked the child’s mother to let her take the infant for an outing. The mother told her niece to go with her. Both went in the accused’s car, where she allegedly offered a cold drink containing sedatives to the young woman, who then fell asleep. The DCP said the accused then left her in Ghaziabad, after which she told her aunt about the incident.

The DCP said the accused’s residence was traced after analysing CCTV footage and the registration number of the vehicle. However, she was not found there during a raid. At 4 pm on Friday, police received information that the accused would come to the Arya Samaj temple in Kotla Mubarakpur, where she was caught in a raid and the infant safely recovered.

Police noted that the accused had a prior criminal history of robbery and burglary. A case was filed under IPC sections 328 (hurt by poison etc) and 363 (kidnapping).