Barnala, April 8 -- A 2-year-old boy was rescued as the police bust a kidnapping gang, arresting nine members, Barnala police said on Monday.

The boy, a resident of Barnala, was kidnapped on April 4 and was safely recovered after a series of coordinated operations involving multiple police teams, senior superintendent of police (SSP) Sarfaraz Alam said.

"Multiple teams were formed who combed through CCTV footage, technical intelligence, and human intelligence to track down and apprehend the suspects. Nine members of the gang were arrested. The arrested individuals include Damanpreet Singh, Aditya, and Manav Arora, who all hail from Barnala, Kohinoor, Ravinder Kaur and Dr Vikas Tiwari, all of them hail from Ludhiana, Davinder Singh and R...