Aunt kidnaps baby boy for 'childless' niece

NEW DELHI: A three-year-old boy was rescued from the clutches of a childless couple, who got him from an aunt who allegedly kidnapped him, police claimed on Tuesday. Three persons, including the couple who bought the child, were arrested in connection with the kidnapping of Zeeshan from infront of his house in Uttam Nagar on January 11.
The child was rescued from the house Sunita (32) and Mahipal (36) in Ghaziabad, who allegedly got him from Sunita's aunt Urmila Srivastava (37), who kidnapped the boy for the couple, V Renganathan, Additional Commissioner of Police (West), said.Gulshan Khan, the father of the child, had on January 11 approached police claiming that his son had been kidnapped.
During investigation, one Sandeep, a fruit vendor told cops that he saw a woman taking Zeeshan away claiming that the boy was the child of her neighbour. "Sandeep was briefed to remain vigilant and to inform police as and when he finds the same woman. On Monday, he noticed the same woman and informed police and Urmila was apprehended. During questioning, he admitted to kidnapping the boy," Renganathan said.
"She told us that her niece was married for last about 12-13 years and she had no issue and so she decided to kidnap the boy and give it to her," he said. All three accused belong to poor families and live in rented accommodation and have no previous criminal records.