UP child trafficking: Toddler abducted from temple complex; two held after encounter

BAREILLY: Police arrested two alleged child traffickers after an encounter and rescued an 18-month-old boy who was kidnapped from the Manona Dham temple complex in Aonla, Bareilly, officials said. Officials said they received information that the two suspects, duos in their 20s, were in Fulasi village and were planning to sell the child in Delhi. Superintendent of Police (South) All three were admitted to the district hospital. The child’s father, Raman, had lodged a kidnapping complaint at Aonla police station after the boy went missing on May 24 while playing outside the temple with his siblings. The accused were identified as Yogesh Kannaujia (28) and Pawan Chandel (25), both from Shahjahanpur district. Police recovered two country-made pistols, two empty cartridges, two live rounds and an unregistered motorcycle allegedly used in the kidnapping.