Noida: Seven people, including two women, were arrested on Saturday for allegedly abducting a six-year-old boy from Greater Noida and selling him to another woman. The child, who had gone missing on Oct 13, was rescued and reunited with his family.On Oct 14, the boy’s family filed a police complaint alleging he had gone missing while playing in front of their home the day before. A case was registered under BNS Section 137(2) (kidnapping).During the investigation, police officers from Kasna station received a tip-off that some suspects were possibly planning to kidnap another child near Dadha village. Teams set up a checkpoint near the Dadha roundabout and signalled for three of the accused to stop when they were spotted.The accused attempted to flee in their car, but the vehicle crashed into a tree during the short chase. The suspects deboarded the car and opened fire. All three accused were injured during retaliatory firing before they were arrested. The accused were identified as Gurmeet Singh, Sumit Kumar and Ankit Kumar.Based on their leads, police subsequently arrested two more men, Vikas and Nakul, near the Dadha roundabout. Later, two women identified as Pushpa and Kamlesh were arrested from Kasna. The missing child was also rescued from the spot.During questioning, Ankit told police he and Nakul had abducted the boy from outside Kashiram Hospital on Oct 13 on their motorcycle and then taken him to Ghaziabad in Gurmeet’s car along with their associates. Sumit told cops that his aunt, Pushpa, told him that Kamlesh was willing to pay for a minor child, leading him and his accomplices to hatch the plan.According to police, the accused received Rs 2 lakh after handing over the child, with another Rs 2.5 lakh promised later. Investigators said they are examining the child-trafficking arrangement and the roles of all seven accused.Police seized Rs 1.5 lakh from Gurmeet, Ankit and Sumit, Rs 20,000 each from Vikas and Nakul, and Rs 32,800 from Pushpa. The motorcycle, car and firearms were also seized.A separate case has also been registered under BNS Section 109(1) (attempt to murder) and sections 3, 25 and 27 of the Arms Act against Gurmeet, Ankit and Sumit in connection with the gunfight.Further investigation is underway, police said.
