Maharashtra: Woman Gets Seven Years Rigorous Imprisonment for Kidnapping, Sale of Toddler in Palghar
Palghar, December 12: A court in Maharashtra’s Palghar district sentenced a woman to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping a toddler and selling him. Extra additional sessions judge S R Vadali of Vasai court found the 45-year-old woman guilty of charges under sections 363 (kidnapping) and 372 (selling minor) of the Indian Penal Code. Telangana Kidnapping Case: Woman Kidnapped Hours Before Engagement From Her House in Adibatla; ‘It Is Definitely a Serious Offence’, Say Police (Watch Video).
The accused woman was sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 50,000 was imposed on her. The copy of the order issued on December 8 was made available on Monday. Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari Writes to Home Minister Amit Shah, Says ‘Cannot Even Imagine Insulting Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’.
Additional public prosecutor Jaiprakash Patil told the court that the accused had carried the kidnapped toddler and looked out for a customer. She frequented the skywalk on Vasai Road railway station. Acting on a tip-off, a team from Manickpur police station nabbed the woman when she struck a deal of Rs 1 lakh with a police decoy on May 23, 2017, he said.
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