A five-year-old boy was rescued and three persons, including a 60-year-old woman, were arrested for allegedly kidnapping the victim in East Godavari district on Tuesday.
The accused have been identified as Indugamilli Kumari of Mandapeta mandal, Mortha Nagarjuna (30) and E.. Vijaya Kumar of Indira Nagar village in Pithapuram mandal, Kakinada district.
The three-member gang allegedly kidnapped the boy on September 23 while he was playing alone near his house in Anaparthi town in East Godavari district. The East Zone police launched a search after the boy’s parents lodged a complaint.
According to East Zone DSP B. Vidhya has stated, the accused planned to take the boy to Hyderabad or Mumbai for begging.
“The prime accused, Ms. Kumari hatched the plan to kidnap the child and convinced the other accused, who are her relatives, to execute the plan,” said DSP Ms. Vidhya.
Rescue
The three accused allegedly moved the boy between their houses in Pithapuram and Anaparthi over the past 15 days. However, the police traced the boy on Tuesday during investigation and handed him over to his parents. The police registered a case against the accused and produced them before a local court on Tuesday.
Published - October 13, 2026 08:21 pm IST