Abducted 6-year-old rescued after two months from Gujarat's Morbi

VADODARA/ANAND: A six-year-old girl who was kidnapped in December from Tarapur in Anand was rescued by Anand police after almost two months from Morbi district, which is 270km away.
After a rigorous search operation of 45 days, police received information about the girl was seen loitering near a temple in Morbi district. The alleged kidnapper Guddu Maliwal is, however, absconding.
Police said that Maliwal had lured the girl by offering her biscuits on December 3 last year and took her away. The girl’s mother, who does masonry work, had then registered a complaint of kidnapping at Tarapur police station.
“When we received the complaint, we had no information about the accused but after a preliminary investigation, we learnt that the abductor was a casual labourer named Guddu from Madhya Pradesh,” said inspector D D Simpi of Tarapur police station.
He added that after questioning several people, more details about the kidnapper were known.
Cops had a difficult task ahead as Maliwal did not use a phone, he had not met his family in years and had no fixed place of work. Police visited 13 locations including his native place to search Maliwal, but they hit a dead-end.
“We decided to focus on Saurashtra as the accused had worked several times there. Our team remained in touch with hundreds of people who used to work in and around the industrial areas and through that network, we could find a lead,” said Simpi.
On January 25, police received a call about the girl and after confirming her identity they brought her back to Anand. Maliwal was not found as he had abandoned the girl and fled.
The girl had an injury on her head and she was taken to a hospital and she was discharged after treatment.