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Greater Noida Child Kidnapping: 6-Year-Old Rescued, 7 Arrested and 3 Injured in Police Encounter
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News18•17-10-2026, 19:25
Greater Noida Child Kidnapping: 6-Year-Old Rescued, 7 Arrested and 3 Injured in Police Encounter
- •Kasna police successfully rescued a 6-year-old child who was kidnapped on October 13 from in front of Kashiram Hospital in Greater Noida.
- •The accused allegedly took the child to Ghaziabad and sold him for 2 lakh rupees, with another 2.5 lakh rupees pending in the deal.
- •A total of 7 people, including 5 accused and 2 women, have been arrested by the police in connection with the child trafficking case.
- •Three accused named Gurmeet Singh, Sumit Kumar, and Ankit Kumar were injured in a police encounter following retaliatory firing near Dadha village roundabout.
- •Police recovered Rs 2,22,800 from the trafficking money, vehicles used in the crime, and illegal weapons from the possession of the accused.
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A total of 7 people, including 5 accused and 2 women, were arrested by the Kasna police in connection with the kidnapping and trafficking of the 6-year-old child.
During a vehicle check near Dadha village roundabout, suspects attempted to flee and opened fire on the police. In retaliatory firing, three accused named Gurmeet Singh, Sumit Kumar, and Ankit Kumar sustained gunshot injuries to their legs.
The child was initially sold for 2 lakh rupees after being kidnapped on October 13 from in front of Kashiram Hospital, with an additional 2 lakh 50 thousand rupees scheduled to be paid as part of the deal.
