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Swift squad helps rescue kidnapped baby in 2 hours
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
|February 27, 2025
A migrant woman from Bihar, visibly distressed, rushed to the Aluva East police station about 8 pm on February 15.
A migrant woman from Bihar, visibly distressed, rushed to the Aluva East police station about 8 pm on February 15. Instead of approaching the desk, she went straight to the cabin of Station House officer M M Manjudas.
Struggling to introduce herself, she managed to convey that her one-month-old baby had been abducted by two female migrant workers while she was preparing to return to her hometown. She had little information about the kidnappers and only a few identification marks. They had demanded ₹200,000 over a phone call for the baby's release.
Noting the urgency, the officer on duty, led by Manjudas, sprang into action. "We bypassed the usual formalities," said an officer.
This story is from the February 27, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram.
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