The Vasai railway police successfully rescued a four-year-old boy who was kidnapped by a 25-year-old man from Bihar at Virar railway station. The accused, identified as Shanshan alias Asif Pathan, had specifically come to Mumbai with the intention of kidnapping a child between the ages of 4 and 5 for his “future support” and to “fulfill his desire of becoming a father”.

The incident took place on Sunday afternoon when the boy and his mother, who are beggars, were sleeping at Virar railway station. Pathan approached the boy, offered him a vada pav to eat, and later gave him a chocolate before kidnapping him. When the mother woke up, she discovered her child missing and immediately sought help from the railway police.