GURUGRAM: On Tuesday,  Gurugram police said that they have rescued a two-and-a-half-year-old toddler, who was kidnapped by a woman in Om Nagar area of the city. A police official said that Priyanshu was kidnapped at 7 am when he was playing with his 11-year-old sister Priya.

Gurgaon Police PRO Subhash Bokan stated that "The accused, Kanta, first observed the movement of the toddler and his sister from a distance. Later, she told Priya that someone was calling her inside the house." He added that the accused kidnapped the toddler when Priya went inside the house. Police started the hunt for the kidnapped toddler after Priyanshu's mother approached the police and filed a missing complaint. Bokan said "The police personnel of PCR van immediately raided Kanta's house and arrested her,” The woman was nabbed by the police after five hours of search operation.

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Bokan informed that the police scanned the CCTV cameras installed in the area from where the toddler was kidnapped and managed to locate the accused in the footage captured by one of the cameras in the neighbourhood. He further said the accused took Priyanshu to her house but the toddler was continuously crying. The neighbours of the accused heard the cries of the toddler and suspected some foul play. One of them then informed the police.

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