Jagtial: Kidnapped two-year-old boy rescued by cops in Metpalli

Two-year-old Shiva was kidnapped while on his way to a grocery store with his elder sister by an unidentified person at 6:30 pm on Tuesday. Upon receiving the information, the police formed six special teams, rescued him within 16 hours, and reunited him with his parents.

Jagtial: The Metpalli police rescued a two-year-old boy, who was allegedly kidnapped, within 16 hours and handed over the boy to his parents.

A resident of Dubbavada locality in Metpalli town, the victim Shiva was kidnapped by an unidentified person at 6.30 pm on Tuesday. While Shiva along with his elder sister Ammulu was going to the grocery store, the person who came on a bike stopped them and gave Rs.20 to the girl, asking her to purchase something from the shop. The man had his face covered with a mask. As the girl went to the shop, he fled with the boy. The girl, who saw the man going away with her brother on the bike, informed her parents, who alerted the Metpalli police by dialing 100 after searching in the locality.

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Superintendent of Police Ashok Kumar formed six special teams under the supervision of Metpalli DSP Umamaheshwar to rescue the boy and nab the kidnapper. The police began an investigation by examining CCTV footage from cameras in the locality. While continuing the searching operation, cops found a person moving on a bike along with the boy on the outskirts of Venkatraopet around 2 pm.

Police detained the person and rescued the boy. Later, the boy was handed over to the parents. SP appreciated police personnel for rescuing the boy within 16 hours.