Hyderabad, April 24 -- Five individuals have been arrested by Chandrayangutta police for allegedly being involved in a child trafficking racket. The police also rescued a five-year-old girl, Mariyam Saadi, who had been kidnapped near the Gandhi statue, Chandrayangutta.

The accused has been identified as Syed Javeed Pasha, 51, an AC technician from Malakpet; his wife Shayista Parveen, 40, a housewife from Sharif Nagar; Parveen Banu,40, a beautician residing in Uppal; Sunitha Kumari, 50, who runs a first-aid clinic in Uppal; and Rajendra Prasad, 39, a labourer from Chintal.

According to the reports, a complaint was filed on April 20 regarding the kidnapping of the girl from the vicinity of Bhramaramba Wines. Based on the complaint, a case...