A week after 28-year-old Bandra resident Nitin Narkar decided to comfort a crying six-year-old he had spotted on a footpath by treating her to a bike ride and food, the Mahim police came knocking on his door on Wednesday, charging him with kidnapping the child. A baffled Narkar was arrested and released on a bail bond of Rs 15,000 on Thursday.

"While we were tracing the route of the rider, we came upon CCTV footage in which the number plate of the scooty was clearly seen. Through this, we found that the person whom it belonged to lives in Bandra West. When the police team reached the address, they found Narkar, who confessed to taking the girl for a ride on his scooty, but could not understand what offence he had committed," another officer said.