Overview
- The child was abducted near Mumbai’s CSMT in May, and a kidnapping case was registered at MRA Marg police station.
- CCTV review traced a suspect from CSMT by local train via Dadar and Kurla to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus before suspected travel toward Uttar Pradesh.
- Investigators say the girl was abandoned near Varanasi and later taken to an orphanage by a woman who said she found her by the roadside.
- Police verified the girl’s identity at the orphanage, where staff had named her “Kashi,” and took custody on November 12 after a video-call identification by her parents.
- The child was produced before Varanasi’s Child Welfare Committee and sent back to Maharashtra; the search for the alleged kidnapper continues.