Delhi man held in Gujarat for kidnapping 3-year-old son of woman who spurned him

Police said on September 15, a 24-year-old woman approached them and said her son was kidnapped by a man who had proposed marriage to her a month earlier

Published on: Oct 4, 2025, 03:52:16 IST

By Hemani Bhandari, NEW DELHI

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A 26-year-old man was arrested on charges of kidnapping the three-year-old son of his woman friend after she reportedly she refused to marry him, police said on Friday. The child, who was kidnapped from east Delhi’s Krishna Nagar on September 14 was rescued safely within days from Surat in Gujarat with the help of railway police.

Police said a breakthrough came when the child’s mother managed to contact Thakur over a WhatsApp video call, during which police noticed that he was at Surat railway station. (Representational image)

Deputy commissioner of police (Shahdara) Prashant Gautam identified the suspect as Sudhir Kumar Thakur, a resident of Krishna Nagar, who does petty jobs for a living.

Police said on September 15, a 24-year-old woman approached them and said her son was kidnapped by a man who had proposed marriage to her a month earlier. Police said when she rejected him, Thakur kidnapped the boy on September 14 under the pretext of taking him for medical treatment.

A FIR was registered at Krishna Nagar police station after which investigators scanned over 30 CCTV footage clips and analysed call detail records to trace Thakur’s movements. His changing locations -- first near the railway tracks in Bihar’s Aara and later in Gujarat --made the chase difficult, senior officers said.

Police said a breakthrough came when the child’s mother managed to contact Thakur over a WhatsApp video call, during which police noticed that he was at Surat railway station. “Coordination was immediately established with the Government Railway Police in Surat. A team of Delhi Police officers rushed there and, in a joint operation, arrested Thakur from the station and rescued the child unharmed,” Gautam said.

The accused was brought to Delhi on a transit remand and sent to judicial custody on September 20.

Police said the accused, originally from Bihar’s Aara district, has no previous criminal record.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Hemani Bhandari
Hemani Bhandari is a Special Correspondent with Hindustan Times in New Delhi, where she reports on crime, policing, governance and social issues. With over a decade of experience in journalism, she specialises in combining on-ground reporting with evidence-based storytelling to examine the human impact of public policy, law enforcement and urban governance. Over the years, she has reported extensively on major developments in the capital, including crime investigations, civic challenges, protests, and issues affecting vulnerable communities. As a Special Correspondent, she focuses on producing exclusive investigations, enterprise stories and long-form features that go beyond daily news cycles. She has a keen interest in using public records, official data and field reporting to uncover systemic issues and present complex subjects in an accessible manner. A graduate of the Asian College of Journalism, Hemani believes in rigorous, ethical and evidence-based reporting. She is passionate about investigative journalism and continuously seeks to expand her skills in data journalism, open-source investigations and digital reporting techniques.Read More

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