Bengaluru, Oct 13 (PTI) Police today shot at and injuredan alleged kidnapper and nabbed his two accomplices whilerescuing a toddler from them in a pre-dawn operation atBagalur here.
The baby was kidnapped by a three member gang at thebehest of a 36-year-old woman, who wanted to use the child toextract money from her first husband, saying it was born tothem.
The gang, which was offered Rs 15,000 by the woman forthe job, had kidnapped the child on October 5, while it wasplaying outside its house and sped away on a two wheeler.
Police traced the vehicle number to one of the gangand later nabbed him and another.
The third gang member was nabbed near Mitiganahalliafter police shot at and injured him in his thigh when hewhipped out a knife and allegedly tried to attack aSub-Inspector as they tracked him down.
He had been admitted to a hospital.
The woman, who had separated from her first husband, hadmarried again. PTI GMS RA APR VSAPR.
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