The Repalle police rescued a four-year-old boy within 17 hours of his kidnapping using CCTV footage and technical surveillance
The police said that the incident had occurred on Friday evening (August 1, 2025) when the accused identified as Mummalaneni Charan, 35, a resident of Repalle town, allegedly abducted the boy from an auto near his school. Charan, who had been reportedly sexually harassing the mother of the boy for some time, kidnapped the child after she repeatedly rejected his advances.
The mother of the boy, who had been living separately from her husband, lodged a complaint at the Repalle Town Police Station soon after the incident. Under the direction of Superintendent of Police Tushar Dudi, four special teams were formed, led by DSP A. Srinivasa Rao and CI Mallikarjun Rao. The police traced Charan using CCTV to Vijayawada and apprehended him at the RTC bus stand.