Pune, July 30 -- The city's Bharati Vidyapeeth police busted a gang that kidnapped a two-year-old girl from the Katraj area for begging, police said today.
The police rescued the child from Tuljapur in Dharashiv district and arrested five members of the gang, including a woman. The accused have been identified as Sunil Sitaram Bhosale (51), Shankar Ujanya Pawar (50), Shalubai Prakash Kale (45), Ganesh Babu Pawar (35) and Mangal Harphul Kale (19). They are residents of Motizara, Tuljapur, in the city.
The complainant, Dhansing Hanumant Kale (25), lives with his family in a slum area in the Wonder City area of Katraj. The toddler was kidnapped from her cradle, while the family was asleep.
Upon realizing the child was missing at midnight, th...