Summary:
PUNE: The alert residents of Chikhali nabbed a 30-year-old man late on Saturday evening when he attempted to kidnap a two-year-old boy from an open plot here.The boy was playing with other children from the area when the incident took place. Khan placed a call to police control room, after which a police team arrived at the spot and took Gautam in their custody.Police said Khan runs a small shop in the area. “He went to the area in an inebriated state. However, a woman from the neighbourhood spotted him walking away with the child, prompting her to raise an alarm,” police said.Upon hearing the woman’s appeal for help, the local residents rushed to the spot and nabbed the suspect. “The shop and his house are located adjacent to each other,” they added.Gautam is a casual labourer and works with different shops and companies located in the Chikhali area but he had not reported to work on Saturday..