India News | Abducted Toddler Rescued in Punjab's Hoshiarpur

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Hoshiarpur, Aug 8 (PTI) A two-and-half-year-old boy, who was abducted on Sunday, has been rescued, police said.

The toddler was reunited with his parents on Tuesday, Hoshiarpur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sartaj Singh Chahal said.

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Chahal said Anuj, the son of a migrant labourer residing in Bihran village in Garhshankar sub-division, was abducted from his residence by a man and a woman on August 6.

Police successfully traced and rescued the boy from the residence of Jasmine (32) in Saila Khurd village, the SSP said.

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Jasmine, during her questioning, said she along with her brother-in-law had planned to abduct the boy. They wanted to give the child to one of their relatives, police said, adding that further investigation was underway.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)

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