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Mumbai Police Recover Abducted Three-Year-Old Boy in Govandi

A local woman sheltered the drenched boy overnight in Govandi West before Crime Branch Unit 6 used CCTV analytics to verify his identity then returned him to his family; investigators have intensified efforts to apprehend the perpetrator.

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Overview

  • The child vanished from his Govandi West residence on the afternoon of July 8 and his father registered a kidnapping complaint with Shivajinagar Police at 10:26 p.m.
  • A local woman sheltered the drenched and disoriented boy overnight after finding him alone on Road No. 4 in Shivajinagar.
  • Crime Branch Unit 6 scanned CCTV footage from over 30 locations and distributed the boy’s photo in slum areas and on social media to facilitate his recovery.
  • Officers arrived at the woman’s residence within minutes of receiving her call, confirmed the boy’s identity and reunited him with his family less than 12 hours after the abduction.
  • Mumbai Police have registered the case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and POCSO Act and are pursuing ongoing investigations to apprehend the suspect.