15 month old baby girl kidnapped: Kindly call the Police on any information about the child

July 12: A masked man broke into a house in Kumtiberu near Yedamogge village in Kundapur and kidnapped a 15-month-old baby girl sleeping beside her mother in the wee hours of Thursday. The kidnapped baby is Sanvika Naik, daughter of couple Santhosh and Rekha Naik. Santhosh Naik who works as a security guard in Hosangadi was on night shift when the baby was taken away. The masked man gained entry into the house through the back door.

Rekha who was sleeping, woke up to the sound of footsteps and attempted to stop the masked man from taking away her sleeping child. The masked intruder fled from the house with the baby and Rekha along with her elder son Sathvik who is five year old chased the miscreant. The masked man holding the baby crossed the River Kubja. Even though Rekha attempted to cross the river, she had to stop half-way due to strong current.
Neighbours rushed out of their houses pulled out the mother and son from the river. Santosh came to know about the kidnapping of his baby when he returned home after completing the night shift.
Shankaranarayan police rushed to the spot and launched an intense search operation. Santhosh denied any enmity with people in the locality who could kidnap his daughter. Udupi Superintendent of Police (SP) Nisha James also visited the spot and said that a special team was formed under the leadership of Kundapur DySP Dinesh Kumar. Along with this a dog squad was pressed into service. Police sources said there were four roads accessing Kumtiberu and the footage of CCTV cameras installed at strategic areas were obtained by police in order to find clues about the masked kidnapper. The SP said that the investigation is still on and no clues about the masked man were found.
The police appealed to public on sharing any information about the kidnapped child to local police or Udupi Police Control Room on +91 820 252 6444 or +91 820 252 6709.