Police identified the arrested couple as Manish Maheshkumar Gandhi (40) and his wife Paresha (35), both residents of Krushnakunj society in Camp. They had sold the stolen baby to Naveen Dilip Gudikandula (40) and his wife Supriya (34), who reside at Balkrushna society in Balajinagar in Dhankawadi. They have also been taken into custody. Gandhi is unemployed while Naveen Gudikandula works as a manager in a hotel.u00a0

The baby, called Amarnath, has been rescued safely and admitted to Sassoon Hospital. A DNA test was conducted after which the baby was handed back to his parents, according to the court’s order on Sunday afternoon. The arrested suspects were remanded in police custody till November 7. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone II) Ramnath Pokle, inspectors Ram Pathare, Deepak Nikam, constables Yogesh Jagtap, Santosh Kshirsagar, Amol Pandey, Vitthal Patil, Shakeel Shaikh, Amjad Pathan, Nitin Telange, Vikas Bankar and Kavita Shinde carried out this operation on Monday night and rescued the baby at around 1am from the Gudikandulas.