Woman kidnaps 3-yr-old, held

Tribune News Service
Mohali, December 9

The local police have arrested a woman for allegedly kidnapping a three-year-old girl of a migrant family from the Sohana area here.

The suspect has been identified as Sonam, who reportedly lifted the girl on December 4 from Aerocity, where her parents live.

Inspector Tarlochan Singh, SHO of the Sohana police station, said the suspect had come to the area a few days ago and started living with some other migrants there. “She developed friendly relations with the child’s family and later kidnapped her,” said the SHO.

The police conducted raids at various places in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi to nab her. “We located her through one of her acquaintances and called her here,” said Tarlochan Singh.

After recovering the child, the police handed her over to her parents. The SHO said Sonam was married and her husband was lodged in jail.

A case under Section 363 of the IPC has been registered at the Sohana police station in this regard.