Vasco police rescue kidnapped 10-month-old baby
HERALD REPORTER
VASCO, JUNE 9
Vasco police rescued a 10-month-old baby from his kidnappers after a two-day combing operations at Bagalkot-Karnataka.
Three persons, Bharti Purtugri, her brother-in-law Prashuram and his wife Laxmi, have been arrested in connection with the kidnap of the 10-month-old boy.
Narrating the incident, Vasco police DySP Mahesh Gaonkar informed that the complainant, Kashawa Chalwadi of Bagalkot-Karnataka, but residing at Baina, had gone for shopping on Sunday afternoon.
After shopping, Kashawa along with her two-year-old daughter and 10-month-old son Muttu went to a sugarcane juice shop, when the accused, Bharati Purtugri, approached her.
“Speaking in Kannada, the accused Bharati appreciated the beauty of her son and slowly took Kashawa into confidence saying that she too is also from the village in Bagalkot,” informed DySP Gaonkar.
“After taking the woman into confidence, the accused took the child saying that she would buy a biscuit for her child and went to another shop. The accused handed the 10-month-old baby to her brother-in-law, who disappeared along with the child,” said DySP Gaonkar.
However, when the mother questioned Bharati about her child, the accused said she had handed the baby over to her bother-in-law, who had taken the child to a shop to buy a biscuit.
After a patient wait for nearly 10 minutes and when the accused failed to turn up, the panic-stricken mother created a ruckus. People gathered at the spot and called the police control room.
“The interesting aspect is that the mother caught hold of the accused and created a commotion. Police acted swiftly and took the accused into custody,” added DySP Goankar.
He further said accused Parshuram left Goa along with the child at his native place on the same day.
PSI Vikram Naik along with Police Constables Namdev Mandrekar, Nagesh Kelushkar and Sachin Raut left for Bagalkot and immediately detained Prashuram, while his wife Laxmi who was hiding in some other place along with the child was also detained and brought in Goa on Wednesday.
DySP Gaonkar appreciated the team headed by PI Braz Manezes and his team members PSI Vikram Naik, Police Constables Namdev Mandrekar, Nagesh Kelushkar and Sachin Raut.
The relatives of the victim informed that the kidnapped boy is the only son in the family, after three daughters.
After reunion with the baby, the relived mother, who was seen holding her child in her arms with simile on her face at Vasco police station, appreciated the efforts of police.
DySP Gaonkar was not specific behind the motive of kidnapping, but said since investigation is in progress, it is learnt that the accused had ulterior motive behind the kidnap.
Vasco police has arrested the trio under Sections 363 and 368 of IPC and the accused were remanded to 10 days police custody and further investigations are in progress.
