Ballia, December 16 (IANS). A case of kidnapping an innocent child and trying to sell it has come to light in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh. In this case, the police acted immediately and arrested one of the accused who was injured during the encounter. The accused was shot in the leg and was taken to hospital for treatment. The police recovered the kidnapped child safely. According to the information, the Ubhaon police station was checking regularly near Saharanpur late at night. Meanwhile, a suspicious person was seen arriving on foot. When the police team signaled him to stop, instead of stopping, he started running and opened fire on the police with the intention of killing him. Seeing the situation, the police retaliated in self-defense, in which the accused was shot in the leg and he was injured and fell down. After this, the police caught him on the spot. During interrogation of the injured accused, he disclosed his name as Mohammad Zaid alias Salman. During interrogation, the accused admitted that he kidnapped a three-year-old child on December 11 and intended to sell him. The police recovered the child safely at the behest of the accused. The police also recovered a .315 bore pistol, a live cartridge and a shell from the accused. The police say other people who were involved in this incident are also being searched and the whole case is being thoroughly investigated. In this regard, Additional Superintendent of Police, Ballia, Dinesh Kumar Shukla said that a suspicious person was seen during checking. When the police tried to stop him, he opened fire on the police. The person was injured in self defense taken by the police. During interrogation, he was identified as Mohammad Zaid alias Salman. He said that all necessary legal steps are being taken against the accused and every aspect related to the case is being seriously investigated. –IANS VKU/AS Share this story Tags