Abducted toddler found inside bed box, man held

Jaipur: A three-year-old girl who went missing Thursday morning was recovered the same day from inside a bed box in a room under Sarund police station limits in Kotputli-Behror district. Police arrested a 35-year-old man in connection with the abduction. Police identified the accused as Sandeep alias Aalu Sen, a resident of a village under the Sarund police station area. Officers arrested him under relevant provisions of law, including sections of the Pocso Act.
According to police, a relative of the girl lodged a complaint Thursday stating that the child went missing around 11am while playing outside her house. Family members searched the surrounding areas but could not trace her, following which police registered a case and began an investigation. Superintendent of police, Kotputli-Behror, Devendra Bishnoi formed special teams to trace the child. Police, along with family members, villagers, dog squad and cyber teams, searched fields, wells, stepwells and abandoned houses in the village. Officers also examined CCTV footage from cameras installed in and around the area. Police received inputs that Sandeep visited the complainant's house that morning and could be involved. A team reached his room and found the girl inside a bed box. Police rescued the child and arrested the accused after interrogation.