Kidnapped boy traced to Lucknow, couple arrested

A six-year-old boy kidnapped from near his residence last week here, was recovered from Lucknow and a married couple has been arrested in the case, police said Sunday.

Besides the couple, who hailed from Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh, a man who helped them in Lucknow with an accommodation had also been arrested, police said.

The child was playing near his residence at Gijhod village in Noida, when he suddenly went missing on July 9 evening, a senior official said.

Soon a case was registered at the Sector 24 police station and a probe was undertaken to trace Utkarsh, Gautam Buddh Nagar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Vaibhav Krishna said.

"The CCTV footage of the area was scanned and the married couple, Pradeep Dubey and his wife Pinky Dubey, were seen abducting the child from the lane near the house around 7 pm," the SSP said.

"Pradeep covered Utkarsh's mnouth with his hand to prevent him from shouting and the two quickly fled from the spot," he told reporters.

"The couple, which ...