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Updated September 18th, 2019 at 14:16 IST

SHOCKING: Late-night child-lifting attempt caught on video in Ludhiana

In a shocking incident that was caught on camera, a man's attempt to kidnap a child in Ludhiana in Punjab was foiled after alert family members saved the child.

Reported by: Koushik Narayanan
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In a shocking incident that was caught on camera, a man's attempt to kidnap a child in Ludhiana in Punjab was foiled after alert family members caught the kidnapper red-handed, thereby rescuing the child. The incident took place in Ludhiana’s Rishi Nagar area and the entire incident was recorded on the CCTV camera on the street. According to a report on the website of the Women and Child Development Ministry, a child goes missing every 10 minutes in India. However, the numbers of child-lifting incidents recorded by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) shows a higher number of missing children as compared to the Women and Child Development Ministry.  

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Child-lifting incident foiled in Ludhiana, Punjab 

A late-night attempt to kidnap a child by a man was foiled by alert family members, as the entire incident was caught on camera. The accused is seen making a sly attempt to lift the child, who was sleeping outside her house along with her family members before the mother wakes up and grabs the child back while another woman, sleeping on the charpoy nearby runs in pursuit of the alleged thief who cycles away. The accused then scurried away as other family members became alert and his plan was foiled. The accused has been arrested. Watch the video below:

Ramandeep Singh, SHO said, "The accused is nearly 40 years old. He first came to check that the family members were asleep. Later he returns with a cart to abduct the child. The mother woke up and stops the girl from being taken".The reason for the abduction bid is still not clear, he further said. An FIR has been registered on the premise of CCTV visuals, and further investigation is underway, the police officer said.

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In a video that has emerged, soldiers of the Indian Army can be seen ushering children of a government school in Sandote village at Balakote sector as the cross-border firing continued from Pakistan. The children are seen running away from the firing with the soldiers guiding them safely. The children were then safely evacuated from the location via an Army truck and visuals reveal the children being dropped off safely by the Indian Army.

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Published September 18th, 2019 at 11:09 IST

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