Child rescued in Ranipet; four persons held

A one-year-old girl was rescued by Ranipet SIPCOT police on Wednesday, after arresting four persons who kidnapped the child and handed her over to a childless couple in Andhra Pradesh.The police identified the arrested persons as R. Santhosh, 35, M. Kumaran, 30, D. Bhoopathi, 42, B. Kousalya, 35, and K. Maleshwari, 38. Except Maleshwari, a resident of Renigunta in Andhra Pradesh, the remaining persons are from Walajah in the district.The police said a couple B. Sekar, 27, and S. Prema, 24, was sleeping with their child in a tent on the roadside. When they woke up next morning, they found that the child was missing. The couple lodged a complaint with Ranipet SIPCOT police.Based on orders of the Superintendent of Police (SP) P. Sibin, special teams were formed and CCTV camera footage was analysed. Four persons were arrested who told the police that they had kidnapped the baby past midnight on September 23. The gang had handed over the child to Maleshwari in Renigunta. A case was registered and a probe is under way. Published - October 29, 2026 12:43 am IST