Archive · 8 Aug 2026
Toddler Kidnapped From Gwalior Railway Station Rescued Within 24 Hours
A little baby who was one and a half years old was taken from a train station in a city called Gwalior in India.
A lady started talking to the baby's mommy to distract her, and while she was busy talking, the baby was taken away.
When the mommy noticed her baby was missing, she raised an alarm and the police were informed.
Police looked at videos from many cameras — about 150 of them — to figure out where the people who took the baby went.
They followed the clues and found the baby safe in a home in an area called Gandhi Nagar.
The baby was given back to the mommy.
The police arrested a man and a woman for taking the baby.
The man and woman are said to be husband and wife.
Police are still trying to find out why the baby was taken.
Everyone was very happy that the baby was found safe.
A one-and-a-half-year-old child was allegedly abducted from Gwalior railway station in Madhya Pradesh after a woman distracted the mother by talking to her.
The accused, identified as 40-year-old Sanjay Rai, reportedly befriended the child's mother while travelling on the Bundelkhand Express and offered to hold the toddler.
Police reviewed footage from around 150 CCTV cameras installed at and around the railway station to track the suspects.
The child was found safe within 24 hours at an apartment in Gandhi Nagar and reunited with the mother.
Police arrested a man and a woman, described as husband and wife, in connection with the case; the motive behind the alleged abduction is still under investigation.
- Who
- A one-and-a-half-year-old child; the child's mother; accused Sanjay Rai, 40, and a woman described as his wife; Railway Police led by SP Ankit Jaiswal.
- What
- The child was allegedly kidnapped from a railway station and rescued safely within 24 hours, with a man and a woman arrested.
- When
- The incident occurred on Thursday, and the child was rescued within 24 hours; reports surfaced around August 8, 2026.
- Where
- Gwalior Railway Station in Madhya Pradesh, India; the child was found at an apartment in Gandhi Nagar.
- Why
- The motive behind taking the child is still under investigation; the accused allegedly gained the mother's trust before taking the child.
- Incident location
- Gwalior Railway Station, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Victim
- One-and-a-half-year-old child
- Time to rescue
- Within 24 hours
- Arrests
- A man and a woman, described as husband and wife
- Named accused
- Sanjay Rai, 40
- CCTV footage reviewed
- Around 150 cameras at and around the station
- Child found at
- An apartment in Gandhi Nagar
- Investigating agency
- Railway Police, SP Ankit Jaiswal