Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): In a dramatic turn of events, 6-year-old Shivay, who was kidnapped while going to school in Gwalior on Thursday morning, was recovered by police from Mata Basaiya area of Morena on Thursday night. The bike-riding miscreants had left Shivay near a brick kiln in Banshipura village and fled.
An e-rickshaw driver who was passing by spotted Shivay who was crying. When the driver looked at him closely, he recognised him as the child who had been kidnapped from Gwalior. He immediately handed over Shivay to the sarpanch of Kajibasai village who then informed the police, who rushed to the spot and took Shivay in their custody.
After being recovered, Shivay talked with his parents on a video call and appeared safe and unharmed. His family members have left for Banshipura village to pick up the child. Shivay's father Rahul Gupta said he had talked to his son and he appeared fine. He thanked the police for their speedy action.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav praised Gwalior police and said that soon after the kidnapping the police had launched a vigorous search operation and it was due to police action that the child was recovered.
He has directed the police to take strict action against the miscreants who orchestrated the kidnapping.
Earlier, in the morning, two men on a motorcycle had kidnapped Shivay while he was walking to his school bus stop. The incident occurred in the CP Colony area under the Morar police station.
According to SP Dhramveer Singh, the boy and his mother were on their way to the bus stop at around 8 am when a man approached them from behind, threw chilli powder into the mother's eyes, and snatched the child. The kidnapper then ran to a waiting motorcycle, where another person was already seated, and they sped off.
The entire incident was captured on CCTV footage, which was handed over to the police for further investigation. Police had immediately registered a case and launched a manhunt to catch the kidnappers. Authorities had also announced a reward of Rs 30,000 for any information leading to the arrest of suspects.
