Man and woman from Tamil Nadu were arrested in Kerala for holding a kidnapped child

The accused, hailing from Nagercoil, were apprehended on Thursday by the Tamil Nadu police with help from their Kerala counterparts.

Thiruvananthapuram: A man and woman, hailing from neighbouring Tamil Nadu, landed in police custody in nearby Chirayinkeezhu for allegedly kidnapping a four-month-old child from their home state.

The accused, natives of Nagercoil, were taken into custody by the Tamil Nadu police with the help of their Kerala counterparts on Thursday.

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The man and woman were roaming around with the infant under suspicious circumstances in Chirayinkeezhu, police said.

Based on a tip-off, a team of Tamil Nadu police reached there and nabbed them with the support of Chirayinkeezhu police.

The kidnapped child was also rescued, a police officer said.

“The Tamil Nadu police reached here based on a missing complaint they received. The child was reportedly kidnapped from a nomadic woman there,” he told PTI.

Both the accused and the child were taken to Tamil Nadu, he added. The accused man and woman had been living in Chirayinkeezhu for some years doing some menial jobs.