Overview

• The three-month-old girl was taken from outside Panvel Railway Station between 3 pm and 3:30 pm on May 30 while in her mother’s care.
• Panvel City Police formed five search teams and analysed station CCTV to trace the suspect’s movements on a Pune-bound train and through Lonavala.
• Officers identified 35-year-old Roshni Vinod Vageshree, a resident near the station, and intercepted her near Kalamboli fire station.
• The infant was safely recovered within 24 hours of the abduction and immediately returned to her mother following the arrest.
• The case, filed under CR No.292/2025 (IPC 363), remains under investigation with police suspecting the motive was for begging.