Guwahati, Feb. 16 -- Two migrants from Assam, including a transgender person, were arrested by Aluva police near Kochi, Kerala, late Friday night for allegedly abducting a one-month-old baby.

According to police, the accused, identified as 20-year-old Rinki (a transgender woman) and her friend Rashidul Haq, 29, both from Assam, were apprehended following an investigation.

The baby boy of another migrant woman from Bihar was the one allegedly abducted.

It is alleged that after abducting the child, they demanded a ransom of Rs. 70,000 . The police were notified about the abduction at around 8pm on February 14 and swiftly launched an investigation.

The mother identified the suspects from photographs of transgender individuals at the Aluv...