1-yr-old boy sold for Rs 50,000 rescued, two arrested | Lucknow News

Lucknow: Sultanpur police on Saturday rescued a one-year-old Jaunpur boy who was kidnapped from outside the Kadipur bus stand and allegedly sold for Rs 50,000. Two people, including a woman accused of abducting the child and a man who allegedly purchased him, have been arrested. Police also recovered Rs 50,000 in cash, believed to be the amount received from the sale.His mother, a resident of Kakor Gahana village in Jaunpur district, had come to Kadipur with him on Nov 5 and left him in the care of her eight-year-old daughter outside the bus stand while she went to fetch water. However, when she returned, the toddler was missing.CO Kadipur Vinay Gautam told TOI that the child went missing on Nov 5, following which his mother searched for him for nearly 48 hours. She approached Kadipur police station on Nov 7 to report her child missing, he said.Following a complaint, Kadipur police registered an FIR under Section 137(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against unidentified persons and launched a search operation.Sultanpur SP Vineet Jaiswal constituted multiple police teams and directed them to examine CCTV footage, gather technical evidence and trace the child. With the assistance of the surveillance team, police identified and arrested the woman, Usha, a resident of Sarai Kalyan village in Kadipur.Based on her interrogation, police raided a location in Magarawan village and arrested the second accused, Jitendra, around 50, from Kadipur Khurd village. The child was safely recovered from his possession.According to police, Usha allegedly abducted the boy and subsequently sold him to Jitendra for Rs 50,000.During questioning, police learnt that Jitendra had taken the child to Mumbai with the intention of selling him further. However, the deal could not be finalised, forcing him to return. He was allegedly attempting to find another buyer when police tracked him down.Police recovered Rs 50,000, allegedly received from the sale of the child, at Usha’s instance. Sections 143 and 145 of the BNS have also been added to the FIR, and further legal proceedings are underway.SP Vineet Jaiswal announced a cash reward of Rs 25,000 for the police team involved in tracing and safely rescuing the child.