The abduction of a baby by a woman, aided by a man, was captured on CCTV footage.

The incident happened on Monday in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad in a roadways bus stand when a woman and a man kidnapped an 8-month-old baby, who was sleeping next to his mother. "A case has been registered, we went through the CCTV footage, and their identities have been established. Search is on for the accused. The two accused people first tried to interact with the victim, Rani, on the pretext of friendship, later they abducted her baby from the Roadways Bus stand here, on the pretext of feeding the infant. The woman tried to find the accused and her baby, but she couldn't find them anywhere and immediately informed the police," an official involved in the case reportedly informed a news agency.

Rani later stated, according to a report, "They brought me to the bus stand after interacting with me. At night the accused man lay on the bench at the bus stand and the woman lay near the bench. I also slept there and at around 12:00 am they abducted my child while I was asleep. When I did not find my son and the accused persons, I immediately informed Galshaheed Police Station about the incident."

#WATCH Moradabad: A woman & a man steal an 8-month-old baby who was sleeping next to her mother at a Roadways Bus stand in Galshaheed area on October 7. pic.twitter.com/gsVVsvCWgx

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