Saidabad (Telangana): An old thief stole a five-year-old boy and sold him for just Rs. 10,000 in Nalgonda district of Telangana. Based on the complaint given by the boy's mother, the police lodged a case and arrested the accused, Kadamanchi Pandu. Also, Ubidi Narsimha, who bought the boy, was also arrested for being an accomplice in the theft.
According to the police, Narsimha, a father of four daughters, approached Pandu to help him to find a boy for an heir. Then, Pandu stole the boy. Moved by the complaint of the child's parents, the Saidabad police found and handed over the child within 48 hours. Kadamanchi Pandu (28) of Lingotam village in Peddavoor mandal of Nalgonda district collects garbage. He is in contact with Narsimha (34) of Kathalguda of the same district.
After Narsimha asked for the boy, Pandu started looking for one. On the 18th of this month, Pandu noticed a young woman (20) and her son (5) from Keshampet Mandal at the Shiva Temple at Shankeshwar Bazar. There, mother and son were begging together. He took both of them to the nearby liquor shop believing that he would give them alcohol. He escape with the child while she was drinking. The victim complained to Saidabad police.