Infant stolen from railway station found at BJP councillor's house in Mathura

The CCTV camera showed a man coming into the station and after seeing the mother of the child asleep, he took away the child and left the place.

Mathura: A child who was stolen from Mathura Junction on August 24 has been recovered from the house of BJP leader and ward councillor Vinita Agarwal in Firozabad. The child was sold by a gang of 4 men and 2 women.

According to reports, Agarwal and her husband had allegedly bought the child for Rs 1.8 lakh from two doctors, who were part of a larger gang. The couple wanted a boy as they already have a daughter. This incident of the child being stolen took place in the Mathura District of Uttar Pradesh and was captured on the CCTV camera of the Railway Station. The accused fled from the spot after stealing the child from the platform of Mathura junction.

The Police said that on platform number 8 of Mathura Junction, a woman was sleeping with her 7-month-old child when the accused stole the child and fled. The CCTV camera installed at the station showed a man coming to the station and after seeing the mother of the child asleep, he took away the child and left the place. The police had been looking for the accused since then.

A gang of 6, including four men and two women, have been arrested in this case.