Gwalior Railway Station Kidnapping Case: Nine GRP Personnel Rewarded For Rescuing 18-Month-Old Girl Within 24 Hours, 150 CCTV Cameras Scanned
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Special director general, Rail Police, Raja Babu Singh has announced cash rewards for nine Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel for rescuing a 1.5-year-old girl within 24 hours of her kidnapping from Gwalior railway station in August 2026, officials said here on Tuesday. The key suspect, Sanjay Rai (40), and his live-in partner, Shivani Rai, were arrested in…
In August 2026, a 1.5-year-old girl named Anita Jatav was kidnapped from Gwalior railway station. The incident occurred at Platform 3 when an unidentified man sat next to her on the Bundelkhand Express, struck up a conversation, and then took the child away. The mother, Anita, realized her daughter was missing once the train began moving. She alerted authorities at the next station, Dabra, and returned to Gwalior to report the kidnapping.
The GRP and local police launched a search, forming four separate tracking teams. They meticulously scanned over 150 CCTV cameras at the station and nearby areas to trace the suspect's escape route. Within 24 hours of the kidnapping, the police apprehended key suspect Sanjay Rai (40) and his live-in partner, Shivani Rai.
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