Sreenivas Janyala - His smile and his mother’s tears of joy were worth the effort, says Police
“The boy was crying
but as soon as I took him in my arms, he became quiet, looked at me with eyes
wide open and a big toothless grin followed. It filled my heart with happiness.
The moment may have been captured by camera, but it will remain etched in my
mind forever,’’ said Inspector R Sanjay Kumar of Nampally Police Station.
The four-month-old
infant was rescued 15 hours after he was kidnapped late on Wednesday night.
“The boy’s smile and his mother’s tears of joy were worth the team’s effort.
The boy was crying when he was rescued. He kept crying even after he was handed
over to his mother. At that time, I took him in my arms, rocked him gently and
he stopped crying. Then he looked at me and gave the widest smile I have ever
seen,’’ Inspector Sanjay said.
Late on Wednesday
night, four-month-old Faizan Khan was kidnapped while he was sleeping beside
his mother Humera Begum (21) on the pavement near Himmatram Jewellers in
Nampally. Humera, a beggar, woke up at 4.30 am and after searching for her son
for sometime went to Nampally police station and lodged a complaint. After scanning CCTV
footage in the area, police suspected two persons, later identified as Mohammed
Mushtaq (42) and Mohammed Yusuf (25). “We showed their photos in the locality
and came to know that Mushtaq was an autorickshaw driver who hung around
Nilofer Children’s Hospital and Yusuf was his friend and that they live near
Dargah Shah at Agapura. We maintained surveillance in the area,’’ he said.
Officials said Mushtaq
and Yusuf had revealed during questioning that Mohammed Ghouse, a relative of
Mushtaq, had recently asked him if he and his wife could adopt a baby as they
were childless. Ghouse, they said, told Mushtaq that they would like to adopt
someone whose parents were too poor to take care of the child. Mushtaq told
them that he knew many poor couples who wanted to give away their children for
adoption and promised to arrange for a baby. He then allegedly kidnapped Faizan
with Yusuf’s help, said the officials.
“But when they reached
Ghouse’s house at 5.30 am, he got suspicious and asked who the baby’s parents
were. Mushtaq introduced Yusuf as the boy’s uncle, but Ghouse refused to accept
the boy, saying he would like to meet the parents and adopt the child only if
they were willing. Mushtaq and Yusuf left his home and went to Nilofer
Hospital, hoping to find someone to give away the baby. Late on Thursday
evening, they returned to the dargah near their home with the infant and the police
team waiting there arrested them,’’ inspector Sanjay said. Police are probing if
the duo wanted to sell the baby, and if Ghouse was expected to pay them for
arranging for the “adoption’’.
