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Intoxicated man tries to kidnap 3-yr-old in Mumbai, held

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Jan 16, 2018 12:23 AM IST

The boy was finally rescued and the accused was beaten up by the locals and taken to the Ghatkopar police station.

A 25-year-old man, who allegedly tried to kidnap a three-year-old boy on Sunday, amid a crowded procession at Ghatkopar (West), was caught by local residents.

A 25-year-old man was arrested on Sunday in Mumbai for trying to kidnap a toddler.(HT File/Representational Image)
A 25-year-old man was arrested on Sunday in Mumbai for trying to kidnap a toddler.(HT File/Representational Image)

The accused, Nathuram Yadav, was intoxicated when the incident occurred around 9pm near Nityanand Hotel.

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According to the police, the child, along with his parents and sister, was walking in a religious procession. Due to the crowd, he fell behind when the accused picked him up. However, local residents spotted it and raised an alarm.

“The man took the boy and sat in an auto rickshaw,” said the boy’s uncle. “The other locals and I tried to pull the boy away from him but he held him tight,” he said.

The boy was finally rescued and the accused was beaten up by the locals and taken to the Ghatkopar police station. Yadav works as a porter, said the police.

Yadav claimed he was highly intoxicated during the act and had no intentions to kidnap the child.

Investigations are on and the accused has been booked under section 363 (kidnapping) of the Indian Penal Code.

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    Pratik Salunke is a principal correspondent of Hindustan Times, Mumbai. He has spent a past decade covering crime and transport in cities of Mumbai and Pune. He has been covering terrorism, financial frauds and crime stories.

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