A few alert locals and swift action by Shivaji Nagar police saved a child-lifter from being lynched in Govandi on Wednesday. A resident had caught her when she tried to kidnap her daughter. The police have identified the accused as Kashibai Pawar.

On September 22, the Mankhurd police had arrested a 30-year-old woman who tried to kidnap a four-year-old girl. Since then, WhatsApp messages claiming that women are trying to kidnap children, have been circulating. On Tuesday night, residents in Bandra-Kurla Complex had handed over a woman to cops while she was caught trying to kidnap a child.