Latest News | Four-year-old Girl Rescued from Clutches of Beggars in J'khand
Get latest articles and stories on Latest News at LatestLY. A couple, who earn their living by begging, has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a four-year-old girl from Jharkhand's Ramgarh district, police said on Friday.
Ramgarh (Jharkhand), Nov 25 (PTI) A couple, who earn their living by begging, has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a four-year-old girl from Jharkhand's Ramgarh district, police said on Friday.
The girl went missing on November 23 while playing outside her home at the Saunda-D locality, about 55 km away from state capital Ranchi.
Her parents had registered a complaint with the Bhurkunda police station.
The girl was rescued from Patratu Railway station on Thursday when the beggars were planning to board a train with the child, the Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Patratu, Birendra Kumar Chaudhary, said.
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"Prima facie, it appears that they kidnapped the child in a bid to use her for begging," he said.
The child's photo, which went viral, helped the police trace her as some youths informed police that the girl was spotted with a woman beggar.
The beggars hail from the Dhanbad district, police said.
They live in a makeshift hut at Pathaldih bus stand within the Sudamdih area of the district, the police said. Chaudhary said the girl was handed over to her parents in Bhukunda.
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