Baby abducted from Tiruchi bus terminus rescued in Mayiladuthurai; four nabbed

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A six-month-old babe girl, abducted by a pistillate from the Integrated Panjapur Bus Terminus successful Tiruchi connected Saturday afternoon, was rescued by constabulary successful Mayiladuthurai connected Sunday. Four suspects person been secured successful transportation with the case.

Police said S. Gajalakshmi, 28, of Andal Street successful Tiruchi, had been surviving connected the streets since childhood. Her husband, Silambarasan, a autochthonal of Pudukkottai, works arsenic a operator and visits Tiruchi occasionally owed to enactment commitments.

According to the police, Mr. Silambarasan had travel to the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital successful Tiruchi connected Saturday for treatment. Ms. Gajalakshmi went determination with their six-month-old girl to conscionable him. A pistillate aged astir 40 befriended Ms. Gajalakshmi and promised her a job, food, accommodation, and money. The pistillate reportedly bought beverage for her and persuaded her to travel her.

The constabulary said Gajalakshmi, on with her kid and the woman, aboriginal travelled by autobus to the Panjapur terminus. After providing nutrient to Ms. Gajalakshmi astatine a edifice adjacent the terminus, the pistillate allegedly fled with the babe erstwhile Ms. Gajalakshmi went to the restroom.

Ms. Gajalakshmi lodged a ailment with the E. Pudur constabulary station.

Based connected the complaint, constabulary registered a lawsuit and launched an probe utilizing CCTV footage from the autobus terminus to place the suspect. Acting connected leads, constabulary traced and rescued the babe successful Mayiladuthurai connected Sunday. Four persons person been secured and are being questioned successful transportation with the abduction.

Published - May 31, 2026 08:38 p.m. IST

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