32-year-old held from Navi Mumbai for kidnapping lover’s three-year-old son

The toddler was rescued from APMC Market in Vashi after 2 days

A three-year-old boy from Rabale, who was allegedly kidnapped by his mother’s lover on Thursday, was rescued by the police from APMC Market in Vashi on Saturday. The police also arrested the 32-year-old accused – Hemant More – who worked at the market.

Assuming that if her son was taken away, the woman would come to him, the accused decided to kidnap the toddler. (HT File)

According to the police, the toddler’s mother and More had an extra-marital affair for the past six months. Sachin Pawar, sub-inspector from Rabale police station, said, “A few months ago, the accused asked the boy’s mother to elope with him. However, the woman was not ready to leave her son and husband.”

Police said More then planned to kidnap the toddler. “The accused tried convincing the woman for two to three months, but she didn’t budge. Assuming that if her son was taken away, the woman would come to stay with him, the accused decided to kidnap the toddler,” Pawar said.

“On Thursday, when the woman and her son went to a nearby market, the accused met them there. After a while, he lifted the boy and took him away in an autorickshaw. The woman and her husband then approached us,” Pawar said.

More was produced before a judicial court and has been remanded in police custody. “The accused was earlier arrested by the Shivaji Nagar police station in Mumbai after he got into a scuffle with some locals,” said Pawar.