Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Police Say Woman Abducted Homeless Infant for Rs 6 Lakh
A homeless couple said their 37-day-old baby was taken while they were sleeping outside in Ahmedabad.
They asked police for help at Sabarmati railway station early on October 2.
Police checked camera recordings and said they saw a woman take the baby.
The woman was identified as 21-year-old Jinal Govind Parmar.
Police said she had looked around the area before taking the child.
The headline says police believed she planned to sell the baby to a man in Uttar Pradesh for Rs 6 lakh.
The people involved reportedly panicked and left the baby in New Ranip.
The baby was found and reunited with the parents.
A homeless couple reported their 37-day-old child missing at Sabarmati railway station at 3:15 a.m. on October 2.
Police said CCTV footage showed Jinal Govind Parmar, 21, taking the infant from a footpath near Ahvadiya Lake in New Ranip.
Police said Parmar had conducted reconnaissance in New Ranip and near Sola Civil Hospital before the abduction.
According to the headline, police said she planned to sell the child to a man in Uttar Pradesh for Rs 6 lakh.
The intended recipient and Parmar reportedly panicked and left the baby in New Ranip; the child was reunited with the parents.
- Who
- A homeless couple, their 37-day-old child, and arrested suspect Jinal Govind Parmar, 21.
- What
- Police said Parmar abducted the infant and planned to sell the child to a man in Uttar Pradesh for Rs 6 lakh.
- When
- The couple reported the child missing at 3:15 a.m. on October 2; the year is not stated.
- Where
- The child was taken from a footpath near Ahvadiya Lake in New Ranip, Ahmedabad.
- Why
- Police said Parmar intended to hand the child over to another person; the headline says the planned sale was for Rs 6 lakh.
- Suspect
- Jinal Govind Parmar, 21
- Child's age
- 37 days
- Reported missing
- 3:15 a.m. on October 2; year not stated
- Reported location
- Footpath outside Ahvadiya Lake, New Ranip, Ahmedabad
- Alleged sale price
- Rs 6 lakh, according to the headline
- Intended recipient
- A man in Uttar Pradesh, according to the headline
- Outcome
- The infant was reportedly abandoned in New Ranip and reunited with the parents