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Ahmedabad Police Bust Child Trafficking Ring and Rescue Kidnapped Infant Within Hours

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News18•06-10-2026, 19:45
Ahmedabad Police Bust Child Trafficking Ring and Rescue Kidnapped Infant Within Hours
- •Ahmedabad police cracked a child-trafficking plot by arresting four persons, including a woman and two minors, for kidnapping a month-old infant.
- •The baby was abducted on October 2 from a footpath in the New Ranip area while sleeping with his labourer parents.
- •The main suspect, 21-year-old Jinal Parmar, was allegedly hired by an associate from Uttar Pradesh and offered Rs 6 lakh to arrange for an infant.
- •Increased police surveillance caused the main suspect to leave the baby unattended within hours, leading to a safe recovery of the child.
- •A case has been registered at the Sabarmati police station under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
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After the abduction, the accused woman grew scared due to increased police surveillance and left the baby unattended in the New Ranip area within a few hours, allowing the child to be safely recovered.
Police arrested four individuals, including the main suspect Jinal Parmar, Bhanu Jatav who was traced in Uttar Pradesh, and two juveniles who allegedly assisted in the crime.
A case was registered at the Sabarmati police station under section 137(2) for kidnapping alongside other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita addressing human trafficking and conspiracy.
