Hyderabad: A Bibinagar couple who kidnapped a 15-month-old girl after intoxicating her mother was arrested on Monday. The baby was rescued. Police said the couple was childless and desperate for a child; hence they kidnapped the baby.
T. Jyothi, a beggar lived with her husband and 15-month-old daughter Pooja in a hut at NTR Nagar. On September 2, Jyothi quarrelled with her husband and left the hut with her daughter.
Raju Gujjar, 35, of Raj-asthan and P. Madhavi, 35, of Bibinagar, saw her waiting on the roadside at VV Nagar.
They offered her shelter in their room. Madhavi, who left her husband and three children, and Raju who left his wife, had lived together for 20 years. Around five months ago, they rented a room on rent in Bibinagar. They yearned for a child together.
Two days later, Raju and Madhavi gave Jyothi alcohol and waited till she passed out before kidnapping the baby. Police found the couple with the baby at LB Nagar and caught them.
