Etawah: A man was caught by villagers while he was allegedly trying to kidnap a child from a village in Etawah on Monday. The child lifter tried to escape but the villagers caught him and thrashed him before handing him over to police.
The incident happened when a child had gone to defecate in the open field. The man tried to kidnap the child when the villagers heard the child shouting.
According to the police, the child lifter is from Rajasthan's Dhaulpur and works in a textile factory. A team was sent to Rajasthan to investigate about his gang members.
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