RJY- Missing Boy Rescued After 15 Days; Three Arrested
The boy, who had been missing for 15 days, was safely reunited with his parents on Tuesday: Reports
KAKINADA: Anaparthi police have arrested three persons for allegedly kidnapping a five-year-old boy as part of a conspiracy to make easy money by selling abducted children to begging gangs in cities such as Hyderabad and Mumbai. The boy, who had been missing for 15 days, was safely reunited with his parents on Tuesday.
transported to Pithapuram in auto-rickshaws and buses to avoid raising suspicion. He was allegedly kept hidden by moving him between the homes of Nagarjuna and Vijay over several days.
The accused were identified as Indugamilli Kumari alias Edida Yesamma (60) of Z. Medapadu village in Mandapeta mandal, Morta Nagarjuna alias Naga alias Arjuna (30) and Edida Vijaya Kumar alias Vijay (48), both from Pithapuram in Kakinada district.
Anaparthi Circle Inspector V.L.V.K. Sumanth said Kumari had approached her relatives, Nagarjuna and Vijay, to overcome financial difficulties. The trio allegedly hatched a plan to kidnap children and sell them to begging rackets in cities for money.
As part of the plan, they allegedly abducted the boy while he was playing near the ILTD Centre in Anaparthi on September 23. The investigation revealed that the child was subsequently Following a complaint, police investigated the case under the supervision of Superintendent of Police D. Narasimha Kishore and East Zone DSP B. Vidya. Using technology-assisted investigation, the Anaparthi police traced the accused, arrested them and safely reunited the boy with his family, CI Sumanth said.
The SP congratulated CI Sumanth, SI B. Vinay Pratap and their team for tracing the child and ensuring his safe return.
